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Critical Thinking

Total questions: 166

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

refer to abilities to be open-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions.

b)

refer to abilities to be close-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions

2.

You use critical thinking skills in everyday life

a)

True

b)

False

3.

How important is critical thinking in the classroom?

a)

Not important

b)

Slightly important

c)

Very important

4.

Which one is NOT part of the 6 critical thinking skills?

a)

Analysis

b)

Evaluation

c)

Close-mindedness

d)

Synthesis

5.
If you have a bowl with six apples and you take four, how many do you have?
a)
4 apples
b)
2 apples
c)
1 apple
d)
6 apples
6.
If you only had a match and entered a dark room that contains an oil lamp, firewood and a newspaper, what would you light first?
a)
the match
b)
Oil
c)
firewood
d)
the newspaper
7.
If an electric train moves north at 160km / h and a 16km / h wind blows west, where does the smoke go?
a)
there is no smoke
b)
From north to south
c)
from south to north
d)
upwards
8.
What goes up and down, but always stays in the same place?
a)
the stairs
b)
your feet
c)
your fingers
d)
your back
9.
What goes up, but never goes down?
a)
age
b)
the weight
c)
the gray hair
d)
belly
10.
If there are 12 fish in a fish tank and 5 of them drown, how many fish are left?
a)
12
b)
5
c)
7
d)
any
11.
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
a)
Dictionary
b)
Phenomenon
c)
Entrepreneur
d)
Incorrectly
12.

Which option is NOT a quality of a Critical Thinker?

a)

Active Thinker

b)

Self-Confident

c)

Talkative

d)

Good Analysts

13.

Which option is the correct process for Critical Thinking?

a)

Designing, Prototyping, and Testing

b)

Analyzing, Experimenting, and Observing

c)

Acquisition of knowledge , Comprehend, and Application

d)

Gathering Information, Analyzing, and Evaluate

14.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

Critiquing your brain

b)

Evaluating ideas

c)

Testing Skills

d)

Thinking in a critical way

15.

When do uncritical thinkers get defensive?

a)

When someone opposes them

b)

All the time

c)

Never

d)

When someone agrees with them

16.

Which situations can critical thinking help?

a)

Personal

b)

School related

c)

All of the above

d)

Work related

17.

Which answer is NOT a basic guideline for critical thinking?

a)

Evaluate your opinions

b)

Be focused

c)

Withhold judgement

d)

Test your brain

18.

Critical thinking has

a)

purpose

b)

interprets meaning

c)

solves problems

d)

all above

19.

Core critical thinking skills are (Collecting data, analysis, evaluation, comprehension, application). find the missing skill

a)

problem solving

b)

Synthesis

c)

examining

20.

Inference as a core critical thinking skill is to identify elements needed to draw reasonable conclusion

a)

false

b)

true

21.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

refer to abilities to be open-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions.

b)

refer to abilities to be close-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions

22.

You use critical thinking skills in everyday life

a)

True

b)

False

23.

How important is critical thinking in the classroom?

a)

Not important

b)

Slightly important

c)

Very important

24.

Which one is NOT part of the 6 critical thinking skills?

a)

Analysis

b)

Evaluation

c)

Close-mindedness

d)

Synthesis

25.
If you have a bowl with six apples and you take four, how many do you have?
a)
4 apples
b)
2 apples
c)
1 apple
d)
6 apples
26.
If you only had a match and entered a dark room that contains an oil lamp, firewood and a newspaper, what would you light first?
a)
the match
b)
Oil
c)
firewood
d)
the newspaper
27.
If an electric train moves north at 160km / h and a 16km / h wind blows west, where does the smoke go?
a)
there is no smoke
b)
From north to south
c)
from south to north
d)
upwards
28.
What goes up and down, but always stays in the same place?
a)
the stairs
b)
your feet
c)
your fingers
d)
your back
29.
What goes up, but never goes down?
a)
age
b)
the weight
c)
the gray hair
d)
belly
30.
If there are 12 fish in a fish tank and 5 of them drown, how many fish are left?
a)
12
b)
5
c)
7
d)
any
31.
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
a)
Dictionary
b)
Phenomenon
c)
Entrepreneur
d)
Incorrectly
32.

Which option is NOT a quality of a Critical Thinker?

a)

Active Thinker

b)

Self-Confident

c)

Talkative

d)

Good Analysts

33.

Which option is the correct process for Critical Thinking?

a)

Designing, Prototyping, and Testing

b)

Analyzing, Experimenting, and Observing

c)

Acquisition of knowledge , Comprehend, and Application

d)

Gathering Information, Analyzing, and Evaluate

34.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

Critiquing your brain

b)

Evaluating ideas

c)

Testing Skills

d)

Thinking in a critical way

35.

When do uncritical thinkers get defensive?

a)

When someone opposes them

b)

All the time

c)

Never

d)

When someone agrees with them

36.

Which situations can critical thinking help?

a)

Personal

b)

School related

c)

All of the above

d)

Work related

37.

Which answer is NOT a basic guideline for critical thinking?

a)

Evaluate your opinions

b)

Be focused

c)

Withhold judgement

d)

Test your brain

38.

Critical thinking has

a)

purpose

b)

interprets meaning

c)

solves problems

d)

all above

39.

Core critical thinking skills are (Collecting data, analysis, evaluation, comprehension, application). find the missing skill

a)

problem solving

b)

Synthesis

c)

examining

40.

Inference as a core critical thinking skill is to identify elements needed to draw reasonable conclusion

a)

false

b)

true

41.

There are 10 eggs in a basket. 10 men came and took 1 egg each. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket?

4 lines
42.

Three of left glasses are filled with water and the other three on the right are empty. By moving only one glass, can you arrange them so that full and empty glasses are alternate. Explain the movement.

4 lines
43.

A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?

4 lines
44.

A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?

4 lines
45.

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

4 lines
46.

Two fathers and two sons went fishing one day. They were there the whole day and only caught 3 fish. One father said, that is enough for all of us, we will have one each. How can this be possible?

4 lines
47.

You live in a one story house made entirely of redwood. What color would the stairs be?

4 lines
48.

Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?

4 lines
49.

If 5 cats catch 5 mice in 5 minutes, how long will it take one cat to catch a mouse?

4 lines
50.

All the electricity was out in town and none of the street lights or traffic signals had power. A dark limousine was cruising down the newly paved blacktop, with its headlights off. A young boy dressed totally in black (with no reflectors) stepped out to cross the street. The moon wasn't out and the boy had no flashlight, yet the driver stopped to let the boy cross the street. How did the driver see the boy?

4 lines
51.

In Los Angeles, a political candidate who buys saturation radio advertising will get maximum name recognition.

The statement above logically conveys which of the following?

a)

A. Radio advertising is the most important factor in political campaigns in Los Angeles.

b)

B. Maximum name recognition in Los Angeles will help a candidate to win a higher percentage of votes cast in the city.

c)

C. Saturation radio advertising reaches every demographically distinct sector of the voting population of Los Angeles

d)

D. For maximum name recognition a candidate need not spend on media channels other than radio advertising.

52.
The rate of violent crime in this state is up 30 percent from last year. The fault lies entirely in our court system; recently our judges' sentences have been so lenient that criminals can now do almost anything without fear of a long prison term.
The argument above would be weakened if it were true that:
a)
A. 85 percent of the other states in the nation have lower crime rates than does this state.
b)
B. White collar crime in this state has also increased by over 25 percent in the last year.
c)
C. 35 percent of the police in this state have been laid off in the last year due to budget cuts.
d)
D. Polls show that 65 percent of the population in this state opposes capital punishment.
53.

The increase in the number of newspaper articles exposed as fabrications serves to bolster the contention that publishers are more interested in boosting circulation than in printing the truth. Even minor publications have staffs to check such obvious fraud.


The argument above assumes that:

a)

A. Newspaper stories exposed as fabrications are a recent phenomenon.

b)

B. Everything a newspaper prints must be factually verifiable.

c)

C. The publishers of newspapers are the people who decide what to print in their newspapers

d)

C. Fact checking is more comprehensive for minor publications than for major ones

54.
All German philosophers, except for Marx, are idealists.
From which of the following can the statement above be most properly inferred?
a)
A. Marx is not an idealist German philosopher.
b)
B. If a German is an idealist, then he or she is a philosopher, as long as he or she is not Marx.
c)
C. Aside from the philosopher Marx, if someone is a German philosopher, then he or she is an idealist.
d)
D. Except for Marx, if someone is an idealist philosopher, then he or she is German
55.
Although a surge in retail sales have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally under way, many economists say that without a large amount of spending the recovery might not last.
a)
have raised hopes that there is a recovery finally
b)
raised hopes for their being a recovery finally
c)
had raised hopes for a recovery finally being
d)
has raised hopes that a recovery is finally
56.

Diabetes, together with its serious complications, ranks as the nation’s third leading cause of death, surpassed only by heart disease and cancer

a)

ranks as the nation’s third leading cause of death, surpassed only

b)

rank as the nation’s third leading cause of death, only surpassed

c)

has the rank of the nation’s third leading cause of death, only surpassed

d)

are the nation’s third leading causes of death, surpassed only

57.
A surge in new home sales and a drop in weekly unemployment claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought.
a)
claims suggests that the economy might not be so weak as some analysts have previously thought
b)
claims suggest that the economy might not be as weak as some analysts previously thought
c)
claims, suggesting the economy might not be as weak as previously thought to be by some analysts
d)
claims, suggesting about the economy that it might not be so weak as previously thought by some analysts
58.
Paleontologists believe that fragments of a primate jawbone unearthed in Burma and estimated at 40 to 44 million years old provide evidence of a crucial step along the evolutionary path that led to human beings
a)
at 40 to 44 million years old provide evidence of
b)
as being 40 to 44 million years old provides evidence of
c)
that it is 40 to 44 million years old provides evidence of what was
d)
to be 40 or 44 million years old provide evidence of
59.
A report by the American Academy for the Advancement of Science has concluded that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes from the incineration of wastes
a)
that much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed comes
b)
much of the currently uncontrolled dioxins that North Americans are exposed to come
c)
much of the dioxins that are currently uncontrolled and that North Americans are exposed to comes
d)
many of the currently uncontrolled dioxins to which North Americans are exposed come
60.
Cajuns speak a dialect brought to southern Louisiana by the 4,000 Acadians who migrated there in 1755; their language is basically seventeenth-century French to which has been added English, Spanish, and Italian words.
a)
to which has been added English, Spanish, and Italian words
b)
added to which is English, Spanish, and Italian words
c)
to which English, Spanish, and Italian words have been added
d)
with English, Spanish, and Italian words having been added to it
61.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

refer to abilities to be open-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions.

b)

refer to abilities to be close-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions

62.

You use critical thinking skills in everyday life

a)

True

b)

False

63.

How important is critical thinking in the classroom?

a)

Not important

b)

Slightly important

c)

Very important

64.

Which one is NOT part of the 6 critical thinking skills?

a)

Analysis

b)

Evaluation

c)

Close-mindedness

d)

Synthesis

65.
If you have a bowl with six apples and you take four, how many do you have?
a)
4 apples
b)
2 apples
c)
1 apple
d)
6 apples
66.
If you only had a match and entered a dark room that contains an oil lamp, firewood and a newspaper, what would you light first?
a)
the match
b)
Oil
c)
firewood
d)
the newspaper
67.
If an electric train moves north at 160km / h and a 16km / h wind blows west, where does the smoke go?
a)
there is no smoke
b)
From north to south
c)
from south to north
d)
upwards
68.
What goes up and down, but always stays in the same place?
a)
the stairs
b)
your feet
c)
your fingers
d)
your back
69.
What goes up, but never goes down?
a)
age
b)
the weight
c)
the gray hair
d)
belly
70.
If there are 12 fish in a fish tank and 5 of them drown, how many fish are left?
a)
12
b)
5
c)
7
d)
any
71.
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
a)
Dictionary
b)
Phenomenon
c)
Entrepreneur
d)
Incorrectly
72.

Which option is NOT a quality of a Critical Thinker?

a)

Active Thinker

b)

Self-Confident

c)

Talkative

d)

Good Analysts

73.

Which option is the correct process for Critical Thinking?

a)

Designing, Prototyping, and Testing

b)

Analyzing, Experimenting, and Observing

c)

Acquisition of knowledge , Comprehend, and Application

d)

Gathering Information, Analyzing, and Evaluate

74.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

Critiquing your brain

b)

Evaluating ideas

c)

Testing Skills

d)

Thinking in a critical way

75.

When do uncritical thinkers get defensive?

a)

When someone opposes them

b)

All the time

c)

Never

d)

When someone agrees with them

76.

Which situations can critical thinking help?

a)

Personal

b)

School related

c)

All of the above

d)

Work related

77.

Which answer is NOT a basic guideline for critical thinking?

a)

Evaluate your opinions

b)

Be focused

c)

Withhold judgement

d)

Test your brain

78.

Critical thinking has

a)

purpose

b)

interprets meaning

c)

solves problems

d)

all above

79.

Core critical thinking skills are (Collecting data, analysis, evaluation, comprehension, application). find the missing skill

a)

problem solving

b)

Synthesis

c)

examining

80.

Inference as a core critical thinking skill is to identify elements needed to draw reasonable conclusion

a)

false

b)

true

81.

Smokers are more likely to be drinkers. This hypothesis is supported by a survey of 55 patrons in Kuta Bar in Darwin CBD (Smith, 2021)

a)

This is an example of false correlation.

b)

This is an example of misuse of evidence (poor sampling)

82.

Life expectancy is much higher in Western countries than in the past. Obesity is also much higher. Therefore, obesity must increase our life expectancy.

a)

This is an example of false correlation

b)

This is an example of poor use of evidence

83.

Coal is the energy source of the future (BHP Annual Report, 2020).

a)

This is an example of research produced by vested interests.

b)

This is an example of false correlation

84.

One strength of this approach is that the data collection seems to have been conducted with a good degree of planning to ensure inter-rater reliability.

a)

This writing shows critical thinking.

b)

This writing is purely descriptive.

85.

The results show an improvement for the extended MHT with spatial priors over the regular approach, especially for the number of mismatches (see Figure 4).

a)

This writing shows critical thinking.

b)

This writing is descriptive.

86.

The results show an improvement for the extended MHT with spatial priors over the regular approach (see Figure 4). This is significant because the number of mismatches declined, which means that...

a)

This writing shows critical thinking.

b)

This writing is descriptive.

87.

However, Deng’s study ignored the link between dental fillings and disease (2015).

a)

The writer is neutral about Deng's work.

b)

The writer is negative about Deng's work.

c)

The writer is very negative about Deng's work.

88.

However, Deng’s study was limited to the link between dental fillings and disease (2015).

a)

The writer is neutral about Deng's work.

b)

The writer is negative about Deng's work.

c)

The writer is very negative about Deng's work.

89.
a)

This question requires critical thinking.

b)

This question requires description.

90.

a)

This question requires critical thinking.

b)

This question requires description.

91.

How can you ensure you demonstrate critical thinking in your thesis?

a)

When reading, refer to the Table of Critical Focus questions in your week 6 workshop materials.

b)

When reading, set up a spreadsheet for note-taking. Include a Critical Analysis heading.

c)

In your Literature Review, refer to gaps in our knowledge and limitations in research.

d)

In your Methods section, explain why your methodology is the best choice.

e)

All of these choices.

92.

•This kind of thinker strives to treat every relevant viewpoint in an unbiased, unprejudiced way

a)

fair-mindedness

b)

intellectual humility

c)

intellectual courage

d)

intellectual humility

93.

•Knowledge of ignorance, sensitivity to what one knows and what one does not know

a)

intellectual integrity

b)

intellectual perseverance

c)

intellectual humility

d)

confidence in reason

94.

•The disposition to question beliefs one feels strongly about

a)

intellectual humility

b)

intellectual courage

c)

intellectual autonomy

d)

intellectual integrity

95.

•Awareness of the need to actively entertain views that differ from one’s views, especially those you strongly disagree with

a)

intellectual perseverance

b)

intellectual courage

c)

confidence in reason

d)

intellectual empathy

96.

•Holding oneself to the same intellectual standards one expects others to honor (no double standards).

a)

intellectual integrity

b)

fair-mindedness

c)

intellectual courage

d)

intellectual humility

97.

•The disposition to work one’s way through intellectual complexities despite the frustration inherent in the task

a)

confidence in reason

b)

fair-mindedness

c)

intellectual humility

d)

intellectual perseverance

98.

•The belief that one’s higher interests and those of humankind are best served by giving the freest play to reason

a)

intellectual autonomy

b)

intellectual courage

c)

confidence in reason

d)

intellectual perseverance

99.

•Thinking for oneself while adhering to standards of rationality

a)

intellectual autonomy

b)

confidence in reason

c)

fair-mindedness

d)

intellectual humility

100.

Who is the greatest superhero

a)

Batman

b)

Thanos

c)

Superman

d)

Thor

101.

What is the greatest nation on earth?

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

Florida

d)

Sweden

102.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

refer to abilities to be open-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions.

b)

refer to abilities to be close-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions

103.

You use critical thinking skills in everyday life

a)

True

b)

False

104.

How important is critical thinking in the classroom?

a)

Not important

b)

Slightly important

c)

Very important

105.

Which one is NOT part of the 7 critical thinking skills?

a)

Analysis

b)

Problem Solving

c)

Close-mindedness

d)

Inference

106.
If you have a bowl with six apples and you take four, how many do you have?
a)
4 apples
b)
2 apples
c)
1 apple
d)
6 apples
107.
If you only had a match and entered a dark room that contains an oil lamp, firewood and a newspaper, what would you light first?
a)
the match
b)
Oil
c)
firewood
d)
the newspaper
108.
If an electric train moves north at 160km / h and a 16km / h wind blows west, where does the smoke go?
a)
there is no smoke
b)
From north to south
c)
from south to north
d)
upwards
109.
What goes up and down, but always stays in the same place?
a)
the stairs
b)
your feet
c)
your fingers
d)
your back
110.
What goes up, but never goes down?
a)
age
b)
the weight
c)
the gray hair
d)
belly
111.
If there are 12 fish in a fish tank and 5 of them drown, how many fish are left?
a)
12
b)
5
c)
7
d)
any
112.
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
a)
Dictionary
b)
Phenomenon
c)
Entrepreneur
d)
Incorrectly
113.

Which option is NOT a quality of a Critical Thinker?

a)

Active Thinker

b)

Self-Confident

c)

Talkative

d)

Good Analysts

114.

Which option is the correct process for Critical Thinking?

a)

Designing, Prototyping, and Testing

b)

Analyzing, Experimenting, and Observing

c)

Gathering Information, Analyzing, and Finding a Solution/Conclusion

d)

Gathering Information, Analyzing, and Evaluate

115.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

Critiquing your brain

b)

Evaluating ideas

c)

Testing Skills

d)

Thinking in a critical way

116.

When do uncritical thinkers get defensive?

a)

When someone opposes them

b)

All the time

c)

Never

d)

When someone agrees with them

117.

Which situations can critical thinking help?

a)

Personal

b)

School related

c)

All of the above

d)

Work related

118.

Which answer is NOT a basic guideline for critical thinking?

a)

Evaluate your opinions

b)

Be focused

c)

Withhold judgement

d)

Test your brain

119.

Critical thinking has

a)

purpose

b)

interprets meaning

c)

solves problems

d)

all above

120.

Core critical thinking skills are (Interpretation, analysis, evaluation, explanation, self regulation). find the missing skill

a)

problem solving

b)

inference

c)

examining

121.

Inference as a core critical thinking skill is to identify elements needed to draw reasonable conclusion

a)

false

b)

true

122.
What can be broken, but never preserved?
a)
a promise
b)
a brief
c)
your fingers
d)
your brain
123.
What can you have, but if you share it, do you lose it?
a)
a secret
b)
indiscreet
c)
a dream
d)
a goal
124.
If you have a bowl with six apples and you take four, how many do you have?
a)
4 apples
b)
2 apples
c)
1 apple
d)
6 apples
125.
If you only had a match and entered a dark room that contains an oil lamp, firewood and a newspaper, what would you light first?
a)
the match
b)
Oil
c)
firewood
d)
the newspaper
126.
Uncle Bruno's farm had a terrible storm and all but seven sheep were killed. How many sheep are still alive?
a)
seven
b)
all
c)
two
d)
three
127.
What goes up and down, but always stays in the same place?
a)
the stairs
b)
your feet
c)
your fingers
d)
your back
128.
You are running in a race and advance to the person who is in second place, what position do you become?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
Won
129.

What is Critical Thinking?

a)

refer to abilities to be open-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions.

b)

refer to abilities to be close-minded, mindful, and analytical, and to evaluate, question, reason, hypothesize, interpret, explain, and draw conclusions

130.

You use critical thinking skills in everyday life

a)

True

b)

False

131.

How important is critical thinking in the classroom?

a)

Not important

b)

Slightly important

c)

Very important

132.
What goes up, but never goes down?
a)
age
b)
the weight
c)
the gray hair
d)
belly
133.

Brainstorming means

a)

working independently to provide a solution for a specific problem

b)

working in a group to develop a list of ideas

c)

teaching others how to make spontaneous decisions

134.

Problem solving goes hand in hand with

a)

self-awareness

b)

team work communication

c)

critical thinking

d)

flexibility

135.

Opinions based on critical thinking are..

a)

Supported by evidence

b)

Reported by other people

c)

Reassuring of a viewpoint

d)

Common truths accepted by all

136.

Which month(s) have 28 days?

a)

February, June

b)

All of them

c)

February once in every four(4) years

d)

March, April

137.

To examine something closely is to...

a)

Convince

b)

Summarize

c)

Analyse

d)

Cite

138.

Critical thinking is

a)

Talking to everyone you know about a problem you have.

b)

When you spend a lot of time making a decision.

c)

It is when you think critically.

d)

Critical thinking is when you analyze and evaluate a situation and come to a logical conclusion or solution.

139.

Which option is the correct process for Critical Thinking?

a)

Designing, Prototyping, and Testing

b)

Analyzing, Experimenting, and Observing

c)

Gathering Information, Analyzing, and Finding a Solution/Conclusion

d)

Gathering Information, Analyzing, and Evaluate

140.

Which situations can critical thinking help?

a)

Personal

b)

School related

c)

All of the above

d)

Work related

141.

Critical thinking has

a)

purpose

b)

interprets meaning

c)

solves problems

d)

all above

142.
Using the opinion or position of an authority figure or institution in place of an actual argument is:
a)
No True Scotsman
b)
Appeal to Emotion
c)
Appeal to Authority
143.
Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack is: 
a)
Strawman
b)
Ad Hominem
c)
Anecdoctal
144.
Appealing to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation is: 
a)
Genetic
b)
Bandwagon
c)
False Cause
145.
Attacking your opponent's character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument is: 
a)
Composition/Division
b)
Slippery Slope
c)
Ad Hominem
146.
Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove is: 
a)
Burden of Proof
b)
The Gambler's Fallacy
c)
Genetic
147.
Believing that 'runs' occur to statistically independent phenomena such as roulette spins is:
a)
Slippery Slope
b)
Ambiguity
c)
Gambler's Fallacy 
148.
Arguing that if one event is allowed to happen, other negative consequences will surely follow as a result is: 
a)
The Fallacy Fallacy
b)
Middle Ground
c)
Slippery Slope
149.
Presuming that a real or perceived relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other is: 
a)
Burden of Proof
b)
False Cause
c)
Appeal to Authority
150.
Saying that because one finds something difficult to understand that it's therefore not true is: 
a)
Bandwagon
b)
Anecdotal
c)
Personal Incredulity
151.
Using personal experience or isolated example instead of a valid argument, especially to dismiss statistics is: 
a)
Anecdotal
b)
Genetic
c)
Strawman
152.

No one in Collin’s circle of friends likes rap music. They all say that it sounds like noise; it has no melody and it takes no talent to produce, they claim. Personally, Collin tends to like rap, and he thinks that a lot of skill and knowledge would have to go into producing something that complex. But if everyone else hates it, he reasons that he is probably wrong, so he eventually convinces himself to hate rap too.

a)

Conformity

b)

Relativism

c)

Wishful thinking

d)

Confirmation Bias

153.

Jeannette has an upcoming exam in anatomy and physiology. It will cover the four chapters read and discussed over the last month. Jeannette hasn’t studied. Though there are well over 200 terms she will be expected to remember, Jeannette knows that her memory is great. She will remember the terms just from having heard them mentioned in class. After all, because of her excellent memory, she got through high school without studying. Despite her faith in her memory, her lack of studying results in an F on the exam.

a)

Relativism

b)

Subjectivism

c)

Wishful Thinking

d)

Conformation bias

154.

Paul’s girlfriend goes out of town for the week with her friends. While she is away, Paul runs into Gina, a girl he has had a crush on for several years. Gina asks Paul to “hang-out” on Friday. Paul knows that if he does, his girlfriend will be upset. His girlfriend knows about Paul’s crush on Gina. Paul says yes to Gina; after all, if Paul’s girlfriend cared, she would have invited him on her vacation. Plus, Paul thinks, she was not nice to him before she left. So, according to Paul, it’s really his girlfriend’s fault. If his girlfriend had been a better girlfriend, he wouldn’t be tempted to hang-out with Gina.

a)

Conformity

b)

Wishful thinking

c)

Egocentrism

d)

Rationalizing

155.

Barriers to critical thinking include _________, ethnocentrism, conformism, ___________, relativism vs objectivism and intimidation by authority.

a)

A. Egocentrism, unexamined assumptions

b)

B. Objectivism, positive thinking

c)

C. Egocentrism, objectivism

d)

D. Positive thinking, unexamined assumptions

156.

What is critical thinking?

a)

understanding the why and how behind the details

b)

unpaid volunteer service that is embedded in courses across the curriculum

c)

the ability to think for yourself and to reliably make decisions that affect your life

d)

the ability to recognize, understand, use, and manage moods, feelings, and attitudes

157.

This means thinking and good judgement.

a)

Alternative

b)

Analogy

c)

Reasoning

d)

Fallacy

158.

Being unreasonable and lacking sense is ____________.

a)

Illogical

b)

Persuading

c)

Generalizing

d)

Logical

159.

This means being sensible and reasonable.

a)

Reasoning

b)

Generalizing

c)

Illogical

d)

Logical

160.

Mike finished ahead of Paul. Paul and Brian both finished before Liam. Owen did not finish last.

Who was the last to finish?

a)

Owen

b)

Brian

c)

Paul

d)

Liam

161.

A woman reads a book for her book club and really enjoys it. When she attends her book club meeting, the other members all disliked the book. Rather than go against the group opinion, she simply agrees with the others that the book was terrible.

a)

Group bias

b)

Conformism

c)

Cultural relativism

d)

Wishful thinking

162.

A student gets a good grade on a test and tells herself that she studied hard or is good at the material. She gets a bad grade on another test and says the teacher doesn’t like her or the test was unfair.

a)

self-serving bias

b)

wishful thinking

c)

self-interested thinking

d)

conformism

163.

Athletes win a game and attribute their win to hard work and practice. When they lose the following week, they blame the loss on bad calls by the referees.

a)

conformism

b)

self-serving bias

c)

unwarranted assumption

d)

stereotyping

164.

This is one of barriers to critical thinking. It is _______________

a)

unwarranted assumption

b)

egocentrism

c)

wishful thinking

d)

subjectivism

165.

They are all have ______________kind of thinking.

a)

wishful

b)

conformity

c)

sociocentric

d)

stereotype

166.

They are all commit _________________ in their thinking.

a)

free assumption

b)

stereotype

c)

group bias

d)

self-serving bias

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