Wgu c168 critical thinking and logic (WGUC168)

Purpose (ele) -Goal or objective of reasoning. -Describes the desired outcome or intent Question (ele) -All reasoning is directed at some question. -How do you clearly frame the question, problem, or issue? Assumptions (ele) -Reasoning has to begin somewhere. They lie at the heart of arguments -Everything we take for granted as true in order to figure out something else. Implications (ele) -Delivers us to a position or viewpoint about something. -The implications/consequences of our r...

The leading promoter of the Great Awakening was: - -George Whitefield. British governance of colonial America during the first half of the eighteenth century was shaped by a policy of: - -"salutary neglect." Which of the following was not a regional pattern of colonial slavery? - -In the colonial back country, black slaves tended to outnumber free whites. Which of the following was not a feature of slave life in colonial America? - -Under the oppressions of slavery, African-Americans had...

What is critical thinking? - -"is the art of thinking about thinking while thinking in order to make thinking better" What 3 interlinking dimensions is critical thinking comprised of? - -1. Analyzing one's own thinking (breaking into parts) 2. Evaluating one's own thinking (identify strength and weakness) 3. Improving one's own thinking (reconstructing it to make it better) What is the goal of critical thinking? - -to brings one's best thinking to bear in every realm of one's lief ...

Which of the following statements best defines critical thinking? a) thinking about thinking in order to make thinking better b) thinking about critical theory c) critiquing others' arguments d) playing "devil's advocate": A 2. Critical Thinking involves one's own thinking a) analyzing, evaluating, and rationalizing b) analyzing, evaluating, and justifying c) analyzing, evaluating, and improving d) criticizing: C 3. Which of the following is not a bad habit of thought? a) making ...

Evidence and reasoning within single system. Serve as basis of knowledge. Only one correct answer. - Questions of fact Subjective choice. No judgement or assessment. Many possible answers based on subjective answers. - Questions of preference Evidence and reasoning within multiple systems. Competing answers. Reasoned judgement. More than one answer, with some better than others. - Questions of judgement In analyzing causation, looking for pattern of variation between possible cause and pos...