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HUM 115________ is disciplined thinking that exercises involve and exercises intellectual standards, skilled
judgment, and observation - correct answer ✔✔Critical thinking
Statements that are intended soley to convey information about a subject are called: - correct answer
✔✔Reports
A three-line argument that includes two premises and a conclusion is a: - correct answer ✔✔Syllogism
Statements in an argument offered as evidence or reasons in support of the conclusion statement are
called _____________________. - correct answer ✔✔Premises
A three-line argument in which all the premises begin with the words "all," some," or "no" is called a: -
correct answer ✔✔categorical syllogism
There are two kinds of arguments: - correct answer ✔✔Deductive arguments and inductive arguments
The indicator word test, strict necessity test, common pattern test, and principle of charity are all
________. - correct answer ✔✔Methods to help determine/decide whether an argument is inductive or
deductive.
Which of the following is not a common pattern of inductive reasoning: - correct answer
✔✔hypothetical syllogism
Inductive arguments can be either __________ or ___________. - correct answer ✔✔Strong or weak;
cogent or uncogent
In _____, the conclusion is claimed to follow necessarily from the premises. In _____, the conclusion is
claimed to follow only probably from the premises. - correct answer ✔✔Deductive; inductive
, All Republicans are pro-choice. Donald Trump is a Republican. So, Donald Trump is pro-choice. This
argument is which of the following: - correct answer ✔✔deductive, valid
The statement offered as a final statement in an argument is called a: - correct answer ✔✔Conclusion
Barriers to Critical Thinking include: - correct answer ✔✔Self-interested thinking, self-serving bias, group
bias, conformism, unwarranted assumptions, subjectivism, cultural relativism, and wishful thinking.
"I've been attending all of the classes this semester; I should get an A for the course," is a/an: - correct
answer ✔✔Argument (claim) because it has one premise and is intended to prove a claim.
An ought imperative is a sentence that: - correct answer ✔✔Has the form of an imperative or command
but is intended to assert a value or ought judgment
Which of the following are arguments?
-explanations
-reports
-conditional statements
-none of the above - correct answer ✔✔none of the above
Which of the following is not a type of inductive argument - correct answer ✔✔mathematical argument
The Eight Standards of Critical Thinking are: - correct answer ✔✔Clarity, precision, accuracy, relevance,
consistency, logical correctness, completeness, and fairness.
What is the following: "If it rains 12 inches in one hour near Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh, then
Crabtree Creek will flood and the mall will flood, too" a(n): - correct answer ✔✔Conditional statement
Stereotypes are: - correct answer ✔✔Generalizations about a group of people in which identical
characteristics are assigned to all or virtually all members of the group
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