HUM 115 CRITICAL THINKING UPDATED
COMPRHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The Vance Monument taskforce sought out community engagement to help them
decide what to do about the monument. A member of the NC Sons of Confederate
Veterans visited downtown Asheville and carried a Confederate flag hoping to protect
the historic statue. He heard protestors who thought the Vance Monument should be
dismantled or repurposed by changing the plaque on the obelisk, seeing it as a symbol
of racism. He felt personally attacked. What should this man do to combat his emotions
so he can think critically about his beliefs?
a. Vehemently disagree with the task force speaker during the question and answer
period saying, "You can't put modern day values on historical figures and erase history."
Then point out that there were black people in the Confederacy who also felt like their
home was being attacked by "Yankees" during the Civil War.
b. Leave downtown Asheville immediately to avoid hearing anything that ch - ✔✔c.
Listen with an open mind and be willing to acknowledge the other viewpoint.
✔✔Which statement MOST clearly identifies the source of the evidence referenced?
a. The latest U.S. health data shows that 1.8 million fewer U.S. youth are currently using
e-cigarettes compared to last year.
, b. In the fall of 2020, FDA and CDC released findings from the 2020 National Youth
Tobacco Survey showing that 1.8 million fewer U.S. youth are currently using e-
cigarettes compared to last year.
c. Many students say that fewer of them and their friends are using e-cigarettes
compared to last year.
d. Experts suggest that 1.8 million fewer U.S. youth are currently using e-cigarettes
compared to last year. - ✔✔b. In the fall of 2020, FDA and CDC released findings from
the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey showing that 1.8 million fewer U.S. youth are
currently using e-cigarettes compared to last year.
✔✔Which type of evidence does the following statement BEST represent?
"Returning to normal will require about 80% of the population to get inoculated against
Covid-19."
a. eyewitness testimony
b. expert testimony
c. anecdotal
d. data and statistics - ✔✔d. data and statistics
✔✔Which type of evidence does the following statement BEST represent?
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease,
speaking at a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing said, "So if we can get the
overwhelming proportion of the population vaccinated by let's say the end of the
second, the beginning of the third quarter - by the time we get into mid-fall of 2021, we
can be approaching some level or normality."
a. anecdotal
b. eyewitness testimony
c. expert testimony
d. data and statistics - ✔✔c. expert testimony
✔✔Jamal argued in his debate class that use of tobacco products has risen since e-
cigarettes were introduced. He cited data from the national Youth Tobacco Survey
showing that from 2011 to 2012, electronic cigarette use increased significantly among
middle school (0.6% to 1.1%) and high school (1.5% to 2.8%) students.
What could negatively affect the credibility of the cited information?
a. recency
b. authority
c. identification of sources
d. bias or lack of objectivity - ✔✔a. recency
✔✔52 percent of voters in a random sample of 400 registered voters (polled on Oct 20,
2020) said that they favor Biden over Trump for President in the 2020 Presidential
COMPRHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The Vance Monument taskforce sought out community engagement to help them
decide what to do about the monument. A member of the NC Sons of Confederate
Veterans visited downtown Asheville and carried a Confederate flag hoping to protect
the historic statue. He heard protestors who thought the Vance Monument should be
dismantled or repurposed by changing the plaque on the obelisk, seeing it as a symbol
of racism. He felt personally attacked. What should this man do to combat his emotions
so he can think critically about his beliefs?
a. Vehemently disagree with the task force speaker during the question and answer
period saying, "You can't put modern day values on historical figures and erase history."
Then point out that there were black people in the Confederacy who also felt like their
home was being attacked by "Yankees" during the Civil War.
b. Leave downtown Asheville immediately to avoid hearing anything that ch - ✔✔c.
Listen with an open mind and be willing to acknowledge the other viewpoint.
✔✔Which statement MOST clearly identifies the source of the evidence referenced?
a. The latest U.S. health data shows that 1.8 million fewer U.S. youth are currently using
e-cigarettes compared to last year.
, b. In the fall of 2020, FDA and CDC released findings from the 2020 National Youth
Tobacco Survey showing that 1.8 million fewer U.S. youth are currently using e-
cigarettes compared to last year.
c. Many students say that fewer of them and their friends are using e-cigarettes
compared to last year.
d. Experts suggest that 1.8 million fewer U.S. youth are currently using e-cigarettes
compared to last year. - ✔✔b. In the fall of 2020, FDA and CDC released findings from
the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey showing that 1.8 million fewer U.S. youth are
currently using e-cigarettes compared to last year.
✔✔Which type of evidence does the following statement BEST represent?
"Returning to normal will require about 80% of the population to get inoculated against
Covid-19."
a. eyewitness testimony
b. expert testimony
c. anecdotal
d. data and statistics - ✔✔d. data and statistics
✔✔Which type of evidence does the following statement BEST represent?
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease,
speaking at a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing said, "So if we can get the
overwhelming proportion of the population vaccinated by let's say the end of the
second, the beginning of the third quarter - by the time we get into mid-fall of 2021, we
can be approaching some level or normality."
a. anecdotal
b. eyewitness testimony
c. expert testimony
d. data and statistics - ✔✔c. expert testimony
✔✔Jamal argued in his debate class that use of tobacco products has risen since e-
cigarettes were introduced. He cited data from the national Youth Tobacco Survey
showing that from 2011 to 2012, electronic cigarette use increased significantly among
middle school (0.6% to 1.1%) and high school (1.5% to 2.8%) students.
What could negatively affect the credibility of the cited information?
a. recency
b. authority
c. identification of sources
d. bias or lack of objectivity - ✔✔a. recency
✔✔52 percent of voters in a random sample of 400 registered voters (polled on Oct 20,
2020) said that they favor Biden over Trump for President in the 2020 Presidential
