CIVIL AIR PATROL LEADERSHIP
MITCHELL AWARD MILESTONE TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
innovation - Answer-team needs to welcome new ideas and to work together so
those ideas contribute to the team's success
roles of team leaders - Answer-learning teams that work in separate and even the
same departments within an organization should help encourage each other to work
in cooperation
logical fallacy - Answer-an error of reasoning
ad hominen - Answer-instead of focusing on the logic of an opposing argument and
attacks the other person
appeal to authority - Answer-tries to prove a claim by asserting that some smart
person believes the claim to be true and therefore it must be true
post hoc fallacy - Answer-difference between correlation and causation
appeal to tradation - Answer-makes the assumption that older ideas are better, and
that the leader's job is to prevent change
red herring - Answer-given a line of thought may indeed be true, if it is not relevant to
the issue at hand
weak anaology - Answer-no matter how similar two things are they are never exactly
alike
straw man fallacy - Answer-instead of attacking the opposite head on misrepresents
the opposing position, making it seem weaker that it is
logical fallacy - Answer-an error of reasoning
birth order theory - Answer-contends that a person's rank within their family can have
an effect on their personality
defence mechanisms - Answer-protect us from physiological injury. used to deal with
axienty, stress, or pressure
emotional intelligence - Answer-intelligent use of emotions you intentionally make
your emotions work for you by using them to help guide your behaviours and thinking
in ways that will enhance your results
MITCHELL AWARD MILESTONE TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
innovation - Answer-team needs to welcome new ideas and to work together so
those ideas contribute to the team's success
roles of team leaders - Answer-learning teams that work in separate and even the
same departments within an organization should help encourage each other to work
in cooperation
logical fallacy - Answer-an error of reasoning
ad hominen - Answer-instead of focusing on the logic of an opposing argument and
attacks the other person
appeal to authority - Answer-tries to prove a claim by asserting that some smart
person believes the claim to be true and therefore it must be true
post hoc fallacy - Answer-difference between correlation and causation
appeal to tradation - Answer-makes the assumption that older ideas are better, and
that the leader's job is to prevent change
red herring - Answer-given a line of thought may indeed be true, if it is not relevant to
the issue at hand
weak anaology - Answer-no matter how similar two things are they are never exactly
alike
straw man fallacy - Answer-instead of attacking the opposite head on misrepresents
the opposing position, making it seem weaker that it is
logical fallacy - Answer-an error of reasoning
birth order theory - Answer-contends that a person's rank within their family can have
an effect on their personality
defence mechanisms - Answer-protect us from physiological injury. used to deal with
axienty, stress, or pressure
emotional intelligence - Answer-intelligent use of emotions you intentionally make
your emotions work for you by using them to help guide your behaviours and thinking
in ways that will enhance your results
