CMST 240 Final Test Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
What is the purpose of a cover letter?
to introduce you to an employer and explain why you are sending them your résumé
What are some illegal interview questions?
Are you planning to have children, are you on any medication, what is your religious
affiliation, etc.
What does not go on a resume?
pictures, fancy fonts, unnecessary information
How should the resume be organized?
objective section, education section, experience section, other information, references
What are questions of fact?
Focus on the truth of a claim or assertion; answers "what is"
What are questions of value?
Focus on the worth we attach to an idea or action
What are questions of policy?
Focus on change
What is causal reasoning?
Drawing a conclusion that a cause leads to a specific effect/set of effects
What is analogical reasoning?
, Drawing conclusions based on comparisons
What is reasoning from specific instance?
When someone is making use of specific facts to draw a much broader conclusion about
others/events in the world
What is reasoning from principle?
A person applies a general principle to arrive at a very specific conclusion
What is a fallacy?
an error in reasoning
What is a hasty generalization?
When a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of poorly selected specific facts
What is mistaken cause?
When a speaker wrongly assumes that the first event/experience must have caused the second
event/experience
What is invalid analogy?
When a speaker uses false reasoning to suggest similarities in two cases when they are truly
different
What is red herring?
When a speaker seeking to divert attention from the issue at hand introduces irrelevant issues
into the topic of discussion
What is ad hominem?
Correct Answers
What is the purpose of a cover letter?
to introduce you to an employer and explain why you are sending them your résumé
What are some illegal interview questions?
Are you planning to have children, are you on any medication, what is your religious
affiliation, etc.
What does not go on a resume?
pictures, fancy fonts, unnecessary information
How should the resume be organized?
objective section, education section, experience section, other information, references
What are questions of fact?
Focus on the truth of a claim or assertion; answers "what is"
What are questions of value?
Focus on the worth we attach to an idea or action
What are questions of policy?
Focus on change
What is causal reasoning?
Drawing a conclusion that a cause leads to a specific effect/set of effects
What is analogical reasoning?
, Drawing conclusions based on comparisons
What is reasoning from specific instance?
When someone is making use of specific facts to draw a much broader conclusion about
others/events in the world
What is reasoning from principle?
A person applies a general principle to arrive at a very specific conclusion
What is a fallacy?
an error in reasoning
What is a hasty generalization?
When a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of poorly selected specific facts
What is mistaken cause?
When a speaker wrongly assumes that the first event/experience must have caused the second
event/experience
What is invalid analogy?
When a speaker uses false reasoning to suggest similarities in two cases when they are truly
different
What is red herring?
When a speaker seeking to divert attention from the issue at hand introduces irrelevant issues
into the topic of discussion
What is ad hominem?
