Chapter 7

Critical thinking is only applicable to your college years.

• true

• false

Presentations are usually organized into 3 main sections: the introduction, the main body and the conclusion.

• true

• false

One path to critical thinking is _____________ for a wide range of opinions.

• consideration

• tolerance

• disapproval

• none of these choices

Common mistakes in thinking are called fallacies.

• true

• false

According to the text, thinking well boils down to asking and answering questions.

• true

• false

Which of the following characterizes critical thinkers?

• Critical thinkers do not define key terms up front.

• Critical thinkers believe that changing or giving up their opinions means giving up themselves

• Critical thinkers avoid asking questions.

• Critical thinkers take time to understand an idea before agreeing or disagreeing with it.

Conflicts of opinion can often be resolved when we define our terms up front.

• true

• false

What is a way to limit serendipitous creativity?

• Join a discussion group.

• Read widely.

• Avoid meeting new people.

• Watch television shows you wouldn't normally watch.

What is a strategy for effective writing?

• Plan to revise several times.

• Don't do in-depth research.

• Keep every thought you had in the paper; it will be helpful in some way.

• There is no need to write a first draft.

A thesis statement does not need to be concise

• true

• false