COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 FULL STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE RESPONSES
◉ Wishful thinking. Answer: An arguer who suggests that a claim is
true, or false, merely because he or she strongly hopes it is, is
committing the fallacy of wishful thinking. Wishing something is
true is not a relevant reason for claiming that it is actually true
◉ Slippery slope. Answer: "Domino effect" one leads to another,
another thing leads to another with the end thing being
troublesome.
◉ • As a critical thinker, what are some ways for you to discover if
the statistics are deceptive?. Answer: 1) Blind yourself to the
author's statistic and find evidence for conclusion.
2) blind yourself to the author's conclusion and ask yourself what
conclusion you can draw from those stats.
◉ • Name the three types of averages used in statistics and why one
might be better than another depending on the scores.. Answer:
Mean, median, mode