WGU C168 Critical Thinking and Logic Exam 140
Questions with Verified Answers
thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it
examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses
conclusions. - CORRECT ANSWER critical thinking
a fixed or oversimplified conception of a person, group, or idea - CORRECT
ANSWER stereotype
1. Purposes
2. Questions
3. Assumptions
4. Implications
5. Information
6. Concepts
7. Inferences
8. Points of View - CORRECT ANSWER elements of reasoning
Thinking that does not consider counter viewpoints, that lacks fair-mindedness
and that uses critical thinking skills simply to defend current beliefs. - CORRECT
ANSWER Weak-sense critical thinking
,Thinking that uses critical thinking skills to evaluate all beliefs, especially one's
own, and that pursues what is intellectually fair and just. - CORRECT ANSWER
Strong-Sense Critical Thinking
The commitment to consider all relevant opinions equally without regard to one's
own sentiments or selfish interests. - CORRECT ANSWER Fair-mindedness
Feel no responsibility to represent viewpoints with which they disagree fairly and
accurately - CORRECT ANSWER intellectual unfairness
being aware of the limits of your knowledge and realizing that the mind can be
self-deceptive opposite is Intellectual arrogance - CORRECT ANSWER Intellectual
Humility
being willing to consider and examine fairly your own beliefs and the views of
others opposite intellectual cowardice - CORRECT ANSWER intellectual courage
Inhabiting the perspectives of others in order to genuinely understand them
opposite is intellectual self-centeredness - CORRECT ANSWER intellectual empathy
Holding oneself to the same rigorous intellectual standards that one expects
others to meet opposite is inteelectual dishonesty - CORRECT ANSWER intellectual
integrity
Working one's way through intellectual complexities despite frustrations inherent
in doing so; not giving up when confronted by complicated problems that don't
, lend themselves to easy solutions opposite is intellectual laziness - CORRECT
ANSWER Intellectual Perseverance
Proceeds from the belief that both the individual's and society's higher interests
are best served by unfettered reason, encourages people to arrive at their own
powers of rational thinking opposite is intellectual distrust of reason - CORRECT
ANSWER confidence in reason
Thinking for oneself while adhering to standards of rationality opposite is
intellectual conformity - CORRECT ANSWER intellectual autonomy
-use "wasted" time
-handle one problem per day
-internalize intellectual standards
-clarity
-accuracy
-precision
-relevance
-depth
-breadth
-logic
-significance
-fairness
-keep an intellecutal journal
-descirbe events you care deeply about
Questions with Verified Answers
thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it
examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses
conclusions. - CORRECT ANSWER critical thinking
a fixed or oversimplified conception of a person, group, or idea - CORRECT
ANSWER stereotype
1. Purposes
2. Questions
3. Assumptions
4. Implications
5. Information
6. Concepts
7. Inferences
8. Points of View - CORRECT ANSWER elements of reasoning
Thinking that does not consider counter viewpoints, that lacks fair-mindedness
and that uses critical thinking skills simply to defend current beliefs. - CORRECT
ANSWER Weak-sense critical thinking
,Thinking that uses critical thinking skills to evaluate all beliefs, especially one's
own, and that pursues what is intellectually fair and just. - CORRECT ANSWER
Strong-Sense Critical Thinking
The commitment to consider all relevant opinions equally without regard to one's
own sentiments or selfish interests. - CORRECT ANSWER Fair-mindedness
Feel no responsibility to represent viewpoints with which they disagree fairly and
accurately - CORRECT ANSWER intellectual unfairness
being aware of the limits of your knowledge and realizing that the mind can be
self-deceptive opposite is Intellectual arrogance - CORRECT ANSWER Intellectual
Humility
being willing to consider and examine fairly your own beliefs and the views of
others opposite intellectual cowardice - CORRECT ANSWER intellectual courage
Inhabiting the perspectives of others in order to genuinely understand them
opposite is intellectual self-centeredness - CORRECT ANSWER intellectual empathy
Holding oneself to the same rigorous intellectual standards that one expects
others to meet opposite is inteelectual dishonesty - CORRECT ANSWER intellectual
integrity
Working one's way through intellectual complexities despite frustrations inherent
in doing so; not giving up when confronted by complicated problems that don't
, lend themselves to easy solutions opposite is intellectual laziness - CORRECT
ANSWER Intellectual Perseverance
Proceeds from the belief that both the individual's and society's higher interests
are best served by unfettered reason, encourages people to arrive at their own
powers of rational thinking opposite is intellectual distrust of reason - CORRECT
ANSWER confidence in reason
Thinking for oneself while adhering to standards of rationality opposite is
intellectual conformity - CORRECT ANSWER intellectual autonomy
-use "wasted" time
-handle one problem per day
-internalize intellectual standards
-clarity
-accuracy
-precision
-relevance
-depth
-breadth
-logic
-significance
-fairness
-keep an intellecutal journal
-descirbe events you care deeply about
