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Understanding Alternative Explanations

Understanding Alternative Explanations

Assessment

Interactive Video

Philosophy

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common human reaction when faced with rejection?

Blaming external factors

Celebrating the rejection

Accepting it without question

Ignoring it completely

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes a good alternative explanation?

It is simple and easy to understand

It is supported by evidence and free from bias

It is the most popular explanation

It is the first explanation that comes to mind

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to test our confidence in our explanations?

To make our explanations more complex

To ensure our beliefs are not based on faulty evidence

To avoid changing our minds

To confirm our biases

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can considering alternative explanations strengthen our original explanation?

By ignoring other evidence

By eliminating weaker explanations

By making our explanation more confusing

By reducing the number of explanations

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the risk of being too confident in our beliefs?

We are less likely to change our minds

We develop stronger arguments

We become more open-minded

We gather more evidence

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Thomas Scanlan discover about his reasons for advocating equality?

They were not based on any evidence

They were universally accepted

They were solely based on equality itself

They were based on various effects of equality

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was NOT one of Scanlan's reasons for advocating equality?

Promoting global dominance

Canceling out stigmatizing differences

Ensuring fair voting conditions

Relieving suffering

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