Gen 499 Critical Thinking Quiz

1. Question : 11{1[3(02)02]} Catherine goes to her local movie theater only to see romantic comedies. Since Catherine did not go to the movies yesterday, there is not a romantic comedy playing at her local theater. The reasoning above is flawed because the evidence: Student Answer: does not suggest that Catherine goes to see every romantic comedy that plays at her local movie theater. implies that Catherine is uninterested in most types of movies. does not indicate whether Catherine watches only romantic comedies at home. suggests that Catherine’s local movie theater hardly ever shows romantic comedies. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 2. Question : 21{1[1(13)13]} A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major corporation found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded that the majority of corporate employees are sleep deprived. The researcher’s conclusion is suspect because it: Student Answer: assumes that corporate employees are more sleep deprived than other people. is based on evidence that is statistically impossible. fails to describe the effects the sleep deprivation has. relies on a sample that is too small to represent the entire corporate workforce. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 3. Question : 21{1[1(01)01]} Since Jessica’s participation in local politics increased significantly after she joined her school’s political science club, it is clear that her involvement in that club led her to take an interest in politics. The argument above is flawed because: Student Answer: it doesn’t say which political issues Jessica is interested in. it states that the only purpose of the political science club is to spark an interest in politics. it misuses the word “significantly.” it’s possible that an interest in politics caused Jessica to join the political science club. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 4. Question : 11{1[1(19)19]} All sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha’s speech contained wisdom and greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage. Which one of the following points out the flaw in the argument above? Student Answer: Just because Dasha is a sage doesn’t mean that she is always wise and inspirational. Just because Dasha’s speech provided wisdom and inspiration doesn’t mean that it provided more wisdom than inspiration. Just because Dasha satisfied two requirements of being a sage doesn’t necessarily mean that she satisfies all the requirements of being a sage. Just because Dasha provided wisdom and inspiration in a speech doesn’t mean tha