DSA Blueprint Semester 2 - Art of Thinking (3rd/4th- Grade)

Sources of information can influence behavior, attitudes, and perceptions. What is one benefit of using different media?

• Access to diverse viewpoints

• Guaranteed accuracy

• Elimination of bias

• Uniformity of opinions

Misinformation can occur in main sources of information due to which of the following reasons?

• Unintentional errors or biases

• Strict adherence to facts

• Complete objectivity

• Lack of any external influence

Learn to ask questions about content: who created it, what is the purpose, and what message is being conveyed.

• Learn to ask questions about content: who created it, what is the purpose, and what message is being conveyed.

• Ignore the creator and purpose of the content.

• Focus only on the visuals of the content.

• Do not question the message being conveyed.

Understand persuasive techniques in advertising and marketing.

• To influence consumer behavior

• To provide entertainment

• To report news

• To conduct research

Determine relevant information in advertisements.

• Identifying key details in ads

• Ignoring all information in ads

• Focusing only on images in ads

• Reading ads without understanding

Identify fallacies of logic in advertisement.

• Bandwagon, false cause, appeal to authority

• Correct reasoning, valid argument, sound logic

• Scientific method, peer review, evidence-based

• None of the above

Identify target audiences for specific advertisements.

• Children and teenagers

• Senior citizens

• Business professionals

• All of the above

The six steps of basic problem solving are:

• Identify the problem, analyze the problem, generate solutions, select the best solution, implement the solution, evaluate the results.

• Brainstorm ideas, choose randomly, implement, ignore feedback, repeat, celebrate.

• Guess the problem, try solutions, hope for the best, avoid evaluation, blame others, forget it.

• Identify the problem, skip analysis, implement any solution, ignore results, repeat mistakes, give up.

Understand the importance of data in identifying the size and scope of a problem.

• Data helps quantify and define the problem.

• Data is not necessary for problem identification.

• Data complicates the problem-solving process.

• Data only provides historical context.

Possible consequences and unintended consequences to solutions include:

• Only positive outcomes

• Both positive and negative outcomes

• No outcomes at all

• Guaranteed success