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WGU C168 - Critical Thinking Exam latest update Which of the following problems is a question of judgment that requires critical thinking ? Select one. A) What is the fastest speed at which a car can travel between two distances? B) What is the most scenic route one might travel between two locations? C) What is the most efficient speed at which one might travel between two locations? D) What is the most effective and safest way to design a roadway system to achieve ef ficiency? - answerD) What is the most effective and safest way to design a roadway system to achi eve efficiency? The federal government is considering setting aside land for a new national monument. An employee in the governor's office of the state where the monument may be designated is aske d to research the possible economic impact of the designation. What critical thinking strategy should the employee employ to clarify the issue? A) Discuss the issue with other employees in the governor's office to see how they feel about it. B) Determine whether the governor supports or opposes the monument designation. C) Determine the main sources of potential information and begin research. D) Research the economic impact of every national monument in every state. E) Write out all arguments that both favor and oppose the monument for the governor's review. - answerC) Determine the main sources of potential information and begin research. Through a bond issue, a city council has the funding to create bike lanes in the city; how ever, they cannot agree upon the routes and upon which streets should contain the bike lanes. Expert A has presented evidence about traffic flow and bicycle safety, concluding that b ike lanes should be put on residential streets where possible and kept off the busier main corridors. Expert A's evide nce shows that this increases safety for the bikers even though it may mean they will ride longer distances. Expert B has presented evidence about traffic flow and bicycle sa fety that concludes that the main corridors are the better and safer choice for bike lanes because they are wider and m ore easily accessible. The city decides to go with Expert A's evidence and installs the bike lanes on residential streets. Shortly after the bike lanes open, a biker is seriously injured when hit by a car backing out of a driveway. Which of the following statements are true? A) Expert A's evidence was accurate, and expert B's evidence was inaccurate. B) Expert B's evidence was accurate, and expert A's evidence was inaccurate. C) The evidence of both expert A and expert B was accurate. D) The evidence of both expert A and expert B was inaccurate. E) It is not possible to know the accuracy of either expert's evidence from the informatio n given. F) Expert A's evidence was relevant, and expert B's evidence was irrelevant. G) Expert B's evidence was relevant, and expert A's evidence was irrelevant. H) The evidence of both experts was relevant. I) The evidence of both experts was irrelevant. J) It is not possible to determine relevancy of either expert's evidence from the informa tion given. - answerE) It is not possible to know the accuracy of either expert's evidence from the inform ation given. H) The evidence of both experts was relevant. A city has recently built a new sports arena in a downtown urban area that already h as parking problems. The residents of the downtown area where the sports arena has been built have proposed that the city issue the residents parking permits and designate the majorit y of the parking spaces in the area of the arena as "permit-parking only," so residents are not inconvenienced by the arena. What primary questions would the city want to ask to measure the implications of this so lution? A) Have we identified the negative implications of the proposed solution? B) Have we identified the positive implications of the proposed solutions? C) Have we considered all possible implications that could ever arise in the future? D) Have we considered all significant implications known at this time? E) Have we identified the parties who could be affected by this solution and conside red the implications to them? F) Have we adequately communicated the implications to all interested parti es? - answerA) Have we identified the negative implications of the proposed solution? B) Have we identified the positive implications of the proposed solutions? D) Have we considered all significant implications known at this time? E) Have we identified the parties who could be affected by this solution and consid ered the implications to them? In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to apply critica l thinking? Select one: A) Choosing a college for a son or daughter. B) Buying a safe car for a teenager. C) Deciding how much to set aside in a college fund for a child. D) Determining the best way to design a college campus. - answerD) Determining the best way to design a college campus. A local school board is trying to decide whether to fund a new after-school reading program for struggling students. Which of the following sources would likely be relevant to the de cision being made? Choose two answers. A) The website of an educational company that sells reading curriculum products to schoo ls and teachers. B) A complaint from a parent who claims his child is falling behind in reading. C) A study done by the National Education Association showing American reading level s are above those of seven other comparable countries. D) A study done by the U.S. Department of Education showing the effectiveness of a fter-school reading programs in 30 different school districts. E) A recent editorial in the newspaper claiming the city doesn't have enough after schoo l programs to keep kids "off the streets." - answerA) The website of an educational comp any that sells reading curriculum products to schools and teachers. D) A study done by the U.S. Department of Education showing the effectiveness of a fter-school reading programs in 30 different school districts.The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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