ATI CRITICAL THINKING EXAM with
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1.Consider |the |statement, |"all |sick |people |should |see |a |doctor. |An |elderly |man |is |ill". |therefore |the |
man
A. |Should |see |a |doctor
B. |Should |see |a |doctor |if |he |does |not |get |well
C. |Is |like |most |ill |people
D. |May |not |get |well |unless |he |sees |a |doctor |- |✔✔1. |Consider |the |statement, |"all |sick |people |should |
see |a |doctor. |An |elderly |man |is |ill". |therefore |the |man
A. |Should |see |a |doctor
2.A |science |student |is |watching |a |television |debate |on |the |genetic |cloning |of |animals. |In |order |for |the
|student |to |make |a |reasoned |decision, |the |student |must |first
A. |Justify |the |opinions |presented |in |the |televised |debate
B. |Accept |the |views |of |the |most |qualified |expert
C. |Engage |in |a |debate |with |others
D. |Consider |all |the |points |of |view |- |✔✔2. |A |science |student |is |watching |a |television |debate |on |the |
genetic |cloning |of |animals. |In |order |for |the |student |to |make |a |reasoned |decision, |the |student |must |
first
A. |Justify |the |opinions |presented |in |the |televised |debate
3.Consider |the |following |1) |in |ancient |times, |civilizations |recorded |their |religious |and |cultural |ideas |
and |lifetime |records |in |clay. |2) |Both |famous |and |common |people |were |honored |in |clay. |3) |In |fact, |
most |of |what |we |know |of |ancient |civilizations |come |from |studying |clay |pottery. |4) |all |of |the |pots |and
|bowls |were |made |of |clay. |Assuming |the |preceding |statements |are |true, |statements |two, |three, |and |
four:
A. |Prove |statement |one |conclusively
B. |Explain |why |statement |one |is |fake
C. |Describe |all |of |the |uses |for |clay
D. |Provide |support |for |statement |one |- |✔✔3. |Consider |the |following |1) |in |ancient |times, |civilizations |
recorded |their |religious |and |cultural |ideas |and |lifetime |records |in |clay. |2) |Both |famous |and |common |
people |were |honored |in |clay. |3) |In |fact, |most |of |what |we |know |of |ancient |civilizations |come |from |
, studying |clay |pottery. |4) |all |of |the |pots |and |bowls |were |made |of |clay. |Assuming |the |preceding |
statements |are |true, |statements |two, |three, |and |four:
D. |Provide |support |for |statement |one
4.A |college |student |is |enrolled |in |a |nuclear |physics |class. |On |the |first |day |of |class |the |instructor |gives |
the |student |a |reading |assignment |containing |a |long |list |of |unfamiliar |terms |in |order |to |build |a |strong |
knowledge |base |what |should |the |student |do?
A. |Ask |a |friend |for |help |in |understanding |the |terms.
B.Define |the |terms |prior |to |reading |the |assignment.
C.Read |the |assign |material |in |attempt |to |gain |an |understanding |of |each |new |term.
D. |Wait |and |see |if |the |terms |makes |sense |in |the |next |couple |of |classes |- |✔✔4. |A |college |student |is |
enrolled |in |a |nuclear |physics |class. |On |the |first |day |of |class |the |instructor |gives |the |student |a |reading |
assignment |containing |a |long |list |of |unfamiliar |terms |in |order |to |build |a |strong |knowledge |base |what |
should |the |student |do?
C.Read |the |assign |material |in |attempt |to |gain |an |understanding |of |each |new |term.
5.Suppose |a |study |of |heroin |users |shows |70% |had |used |marijuana |before |they |tried |heroin. |The |
conclusion |of |the |study |States |all |marijuana |users |will |eventually |try |heroin |the |conclusion |is
A. |Is |a |hasty |generalization
B. |is |an |unclear |assumption
C. |needs |no |further |support
D. |is |factual |information |- |✔✔5. |Suppose |a |study |of |heroin |users |shows |70% |had |used |marijuana |
before |they |tried |heroin. |The |conclusion |of |the |study |States |all |marijuana |users |will |eventually |try |
heroin |the |conclusion |is
B. |is |an |unclear |assumption
6. |Assume |that |whenever |spring |is |late, |the |birds |and |the |bees |are |small |and |hungry. |Based |on |this |
assumption, |which |statement |must |be |true?
1.If |spring |is |late, |either |the |birds |are |small |or |the |bees |are |hungry
2.If |spring |is |not |late, |the |birds |and |the |bees |are |neither |small |nor |hungry
3.If |the |bees |are |not |small |and |the |birds |are |not |hungry, |spring |it |not |late
4.If |birds |are |hungry |or |the |bees |are |small, |then |spring |is |late |- |✔✔6.Assume |that |whenever |spring |is
|late, |the |birds |and |the |bees |are |small |and |hungry. |Based |on |this |assumption, |which |statement |must |
be |true?
2.If |spring |is |not |late, |the |birds |and |the |bees |are |neither |small |nor |hungry
correct answers
1.Consider |the |statement, |"all |sick |people |should |see |a |doctor. |An |elderly |man |is |ill". |therefore |the |
man
A. |Should |see |a |doctor
B. |Should |see |a |doctor |if |he |does |not |get |well
C. |Is |like |most |ill |people
D. |May |not |get |well |unless |he |sees |a |doctor |- |✔✔1. |Consider |the |statement, |"all |sick |people |should |
see |a |doctor. |An |elderly |man |is |ill". |therefore |the |man
A. |Should |see |a |doctor
2.A |science |student |is |watching |a |television |debate |on |the |genetic |cloning |of |animals. |In |order |for |the
|student |to |make |a |reasoned |decision, |the |student |must |first
A. |Justify |the |opinions |presented |in |the |televised |debate
B. |Accept |the |views |of |the |most |qualified |expert
C. |Engage |in |a |debate |with |others
D. |Consider |all |the |points |of |view |- |✔✔2. |A |science |student |is |watching |a |television |debate |on |the |
genetic |cloning |of |animals. |In |order |for |the |student |to |make |a |reasoned |decision, |the |student |must |
first
A. |Justify |the |opinions |presented |in |the |televised |debate
3.Consider |the |following |1) |in |ancient |times, |civilizations |recorded |their |religious |and |cultural |ideas |
and |lifetime |records |in |clay. |2) |Both |famous |and |common |people |were |honored |in |clay. |3) |In |fact, |
most |of |what |we |know |of |ancient |civilizations |come |from |studying |clay |pottery. |4) |all |of |the |pots |and
|bowls |were |made |of |clay. |Assuming |the |preceding |statements |are |true, |statements |two, |three, |and |
four:
A. |Prove |statement |one |conclusively
B. |Explain |why |statement |one |is |fake
C. |Describe |all |of |the |uses |for |clay
D. |Provide |support |for |statement |one |- |✔✔3. |Consider |the |following |1) |in |ancient |times, |civilizations |
recorded |their |religious |and |cultural |ideas |and |lifetime |records |in |clay. |2) |Both |famous |and |common |
people |were |honored |in |clay. |3) |In |fact, |most |of |what |we |know |of |ancient |civilizations |come |from |
, studying |clay |pottery. |4) |all |of |the |pots |and |bowls |were |made |of |clay. |Assuming |the |preceding |
statements |are |true, |statements |two, |three, |and |four:
D. |Provide |support |for |statement |one
4.A |college |student |is |enrolled |in |a |nuclear |physics |class. |On |the |first |day |of |class |the |instructor |gives |
the |student |a |reading |assignment |containing |a |long |list |of |unfamiliar |terms |in |order |to |build |a |strong |
knowledge |base |what |should |the |student |do?
A. |Ask |a |friend |for |help |in |understanding |the |terms.
B.Define |the |terms |prior |to |reading |the |assignment.
C.Read |the |assign |material |in |attempt |to |gain |an |understanding |of |each |new |term.
D. |Wait |and |see |if |the |terms |makes |sense |in |the |next |couple |of |classes |- |✔✔4. |A |college |student |is |
enrolled |in |a |nuclear |physics |class. |On |the |first |day |of |class |the |instructor |gives |the |student |a |reading |
assignment |containing |a |long |list |of |unfamiliar |terms |in |order |to |build |a |strong |knowledge |base |what |
should |the |student |do?
C.Read |the |assign |material |in |attempt |to |gain |an |understanding |of |each |new |term.
5.Suppose |a |study |of |heroin |users |shows |70% |had |used |marijuana |before |they |tried |heroin. |The |
conclusion |of |the |study |States |all |marijuana |users |will |eventually |try |heroin |the |conclusion |is
A. |Is |a |hasty |generalization
B. |is |an |unclear |assumption
C. |needs |no |further |support
D. |is |factual |information |- |✔✔5. |Suppose |a |study |of |heroin |users |shows |70% |had |used |marijuana |
before |they |tried |heroin. |The |conclusion |of |the |study |States |all |marijuana |users |will |eventually |try |
heroin |the |conclusion |is
B. |is |an |unclear |assumption
6. |Assume |that |whenever |spring |is |late, |the |birds |and |the |bees |are |small |and |hungry. |Based |on |this |
assumption, |which |statement |must |be |true?
1.If |spring |is |late, |either |the |birds |are |small |or |the |bees |are |hungry
2.If |spring |is |not |late, |the |birds |and |the |bees |are |neither |small |nor |hungry
3.If |the |bees |are |not |small |and |the |birds |are |not |hungry, |spring |it |not |late
4.If |birds |are |hungry |or |the |bees |are |small, |then |spring |is |late |- |✔✔6.Assume |that |whenever |spring |is
|late, |the |birds |and |the |bees |are |small |and |hungry. |Based |on |this |assumption, |which |statement |must |
be |true?
2.If |spring |is |not |late, |the |birds |and |the |bees |are |neither |small |nor |hungry
