FSU PHIL110 2020 February Quiz Chapter 1 Latest

PHIL110 CRITICAL THINKING, ONLINE

Quiz Chapter 1

Question 1The word "philosophy" literally means

  Love of Bickering

  Love of Wisdom

  Love of Humanity

  Love of Women

 Question 2Critical thinking is

  Passively absorbing ideas and information

  Thinking inside the box

  Thinking outside the box

  Conforming our ideas to the wishes of the group

 Question 3

An argument, as that term is used in critical thinking, is

 A report of what will happen in the future

  A claim defended with reason or evidence

  A physical fight between two angry people

  A quarrel or dispute between two or more persons

 Question 4When we are engaged  in evaluation and analysis of ideas and information, we are engaged in

  Conforming to the ideas and wishes of others

  Dogmatic Level of Thinking

  Higher Order Thinking

  Lower Level Thinking

 Question 5Statements in an argument offered as evidence or reasons in support of another statement are called

 Explanations

  Indicator words

  Premises

  Conclusions

 Question 6Lower order thinking involves

  actively participating in discussions and asking thought provoking questions

  evaluating ana analyzing ideas and information

  passively absorbing information and then repeat it back on test

  None of the Above

 Question 7

The conclusion is the

  First statement in an argument

  Reason offered in support of a claim

  statement that the premises are intended to support

  Last statement in an argument

 Question 8Paul coming into class ten minutes after it's scheduled to start says, "I'm late because my alarm didn't go off." Paul’s remark is

 An explanation

  All of the Above

  An argument

  both explanation and argument

 Question 9Teaching one how to think means

  Teaching one to passively absorb information and then repeating it back on tests

  Teaching one to conform to the wishes and ideas of others

  teaching one how to become independent, and self-directed thinker

  Teaching one to be dogmatic

 Question 10Nurse: Doctor! Doctor! Your Patient in Room 47 is dying

Doctor: He wasn’t when I checked on him

Nurse: He is in Cardiac Arrest

  The nurse is expressing her opinion; therefore, she is not making an argument

  The nurse is trying to convince the Dr. that something is the case; therefore, she is making an argument.

  The nurse is just explaining why the patient is dying; therefore, she is not making an argument

  The nurse is giving a command; therefore, she is not making an argument

 Question 11Explanations, unlike arguments,

  try to show why or how something is the way it is

  try to prove that a claim is true

  All of the Above

  always contain exactly two premises and a conclusion

 Question 12Philosophy or critical thinking involves

  opinion supported by good reasoning or evidence

  mere expression of unsupported opinion

  All of the above

  invoking only feelings and emotions to defend a claim

 Question 13

Which of the following is a statement?

  What day is today?

  Quit telling lies!

  Dear merciful God, please let me make an A in this class and I will worship you faithfully

  Fayetteville is the largest city in North Carolina

 Question 14Seventy percent of freshmen at Harvard University come from wealthy families; therefore, probably about the same percentage of all Harvard University students come from wealthy families. The conclusion in this argument is

  Probably about the same percentage of all Harvard University students come from wealthy families

  Seventy percent of freshmen at Harvard University come from wealthy families

  Harvard University is the best in the world

  This argument doesn't have a conclusion

 Question 15The word critical in “critical thinking” refers to…

Using careful judgment or judicious evaluation

  A lack of respect for other people

  Yelling at someone for a good reason

  A fault-finding attitude

 Question 16A central goal of higher education is to enable students to…

  Discard strongly held ideas

  Avoid questioning cultural beliefs

  Think critically and carefully for themselves

  Justify preconceived notions

 Question 17A consequence of not thinking critically is…

  Greater control

  Personal success

  A loss of personal freedom

  Greater creativity

 Question 18Critical Thinking focuses exclusively on "Lower Order Thinking"

  True

  False

 Question 19It is impossible for an argument to have more than one premise

  True

  False

 Question 20The word "critical" in critical thinking should always be taken to mean fault finding

  True

  False

 Question 21Every argument must have at least one premise and a conclusion

  True

  False

 Question 22The occurrence of an indicator word always guarantees the presence of an argument

  True

  False

 Question 23According to the text, the main goal of a college education is to teach students what to think.

  True

  False

 Question 24What constructive suggestion do you have for making this class online exciting?

Question 25According to the text, if you passively accept beliefs that have been handed to you by your culture, then those beliefs are…

  Critically examined

  Worthy of rejection

  Not really yours

  Worthy of acceptance