RLGN-105 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST
2024/2025 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED (DETAILED)
ANSWERS/ALREADY GRADED A
We often have to set aside our _________ to think clearly, to think critically, in order to
make wise decisions." - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Passion
Understanding the _________ is necessary in the process of critical thinking. -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Context
The author suggested, "being able to _________ ____________ and to intelligently
challenge incorrect thinking is essential in the process of making wise decisions in life."
- ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Critically Think
Theocentric View - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..God is center of everything, nature has value
because God made it
anthropocentric worldview - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A worldview that focuses on human welfare
and well-being.
Atheism - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Belief that there is no god.
Nihilism - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..the total rejection of religious or moral beliefs
Theism - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..belief in a god or gods
Hedonism - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses
Pragmatism - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A philosophy which focuses only on the outcomes and
effects of processes and situations.
Subjectivism - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..The philosophical theory that treats all knowledge as
merely relative, denying the possibility of objective knowledge.
Pantheism - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..The belief in opposition to Christian doctrine, that God and
nature are one and the same.
, Naturalism - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..a style and theory of representation based on the accurate
depiction of detail.
The Law of Non-Contradiction - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..something cannot both exist and not
exist or be true and false at the same time and in the same way
Logical Fallacies - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..
Oversimplification - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Concluding that an effect has only one cause when it
is really the result of multiple causes
Hasty Conclusion - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Making a judgement on the basis of one or even a
few samples
Overgeneralization - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..(stereotyping) Making a judgement about an entire
group based on behavior, mostly undesirable, of a few from that group
False Analogies - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Arguing on the basis of a comparison of unrelated
things.
Slippery Slope - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Arguing against an action on the unsupported assertion
that it will inevitably lead to a much worse condition
Sweeping Generalization - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Stating a general principle and then applying
it in a specific case as though it were a universal rule
Critical thinking is a self-guided, self-disciplined process which directs individuals to
think correctly about themselves and the world around them. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..True
The author indicated that, "Humans have the _________ ability to think and to make
discriminating choices." - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Unique
According to the author, if you want to be a balanced 'critical' thinker, it is imperative
that you follow these three important steps. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Rehearse, reflect, and
reason.
"Everyone has a right to share their _______ about a particular issue, but all _______ s
must be scrutinized to determine how much credence one should give to that particular
_______," instructed the author. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Opinion
One habit to becoming a better critical thinker according to the author is "Do not pretend
to know what you do not know." - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..True
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