(WGU) Critical Thinking and Logic -
C168 (Topic 7) Part 1 correctly
answered
Which of the following problems is a question of judgment that requires critical thinking? Select
one. - correct answer ✔✔What is the most effective and safest way to design a roadway system
to achieve efficiency?
The federal government is considering setting aside land for a new national monument. An
employee in the governor's office of the state where the monument may be designated is asked
to research the possible economic impact of the designation. What critical thinking strategy
should the employee employ to clarify the issue? - correct answer ✔✔Determine the main
sources of potential information and begin research.
Through a bond issue, a city council has the funding to create bike lanes in the city; however,
they cannot agree upon the routes and upon which streets should contain the bike lanes. Expert
A has presented evidence about traffic flow and bicycle safety, concluding that bike lanes should
be put on residential streets where possible and kept off the busier main corridors. Expert A's
evidence shows that this increases safety for the bikers even though it may mean they will ride
longer distances. Expert B has presented evidence about traffic flow and bicycle safety that
concludes that the main corridors are the better and safer choice for bike lanes because they
are wider and more easily accessible. The city decides to go with Expert A's evidence and
installs the bike lanes on residential streets. Shortly after the bike lanes open, a biker is seriously
injured when hit by a car backing out of a driveway.
Which of the f - correct answer ✔✔1. It is not possible to know the accuracy of either expert's
evidence from the information given.
2.The evidence of both experts was relevant.
A city has recently built a new sports arena in a downtown urban area that already has parking
problems. The residents of the downtown area where the sports arena has been built have
proposed that the city issue the residents parking permits and designate the majority of the
, parking spaces in the area of the arena as "permit-parking only," so residents are not
inconvenienced by the arena.
What primary questions would the city want to ask to measure the implications of this solution?
- correct answer ✔✔1.Have we identified the negative implications of the proposed solution?
2.Have we identified the positive implications of the proposed solutions?
3. Have we identified the parties who could be affected by this solution and considered the
implications to them?
4.Have we identified the negative implications of the proposed solution?
5.Have we identified the positive implications of the proposed solutions?
6.Have we considered all significant implications known at this time?
7.Have we identified the parties who could be affected by this solution and considered the
implications to them?
In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to apply critical thinking?
Select one: - correct answer ✔✔Determining the best way to design a college campus.
A local school board is trying to decide whether to fund a new after-school reading program for
struggling students. Which of the following sources would likely be relevant to the decision
being made? Choose two answers. - correct answer ✔✔1.A study done by the U.S. Department
of Education showing the effectiveness of after-school reading programs in 30 different school
districts.
2.The website of an educational company that sells reading curriculum products to schools and
teachers.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that people who spend
most of their days in a job that requires sitting have a higher mortality rate than those whose
jobs require more movement. The study found that even for people who exercise regularly,
spending long stretches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. The study found that within four
hours of sitting, the body begins to send harmful signals and the genes that regulate glucose
and fat begin to shut down. The researchers suggest that even small movements such as
C168 (Topic 7) Part 1 correctly
answered
Which of the following problems is a question of judgment that requires critical thinking? Select
one. - correct answer ✔✔What is the most effective and safest way to design a roadway system
to achieve efficiency?
The federal government is considering setting aside land for a new national monument. An
employee in the governor's office of the state where the monument may be designated is asked
to research the possible economic impact of the designation. What critical thinking strategy
should the employee employ to clarify the issue? - correct answer ✔✔Determine the main
sources of potential information and begin research.
Through a bond issue, a city council has the funding to create bike lanes in the city; however,
they cannot agree upon the routes and upon which streets should contain the bike lanes. Expert
A has presented evidence about traffic flow and bicycle safety, concluding that bike lanes should
be put on residential streets where possible and kept off the busier main corridors. Expert A's
evidence shows that this increases safety for the bikers even though it may mean they will ride
longer distances. Expert B has presented evidence about traffic flow and bicycle safety that
concludes that the main corridors are the better and safer choice for bike lanes because they
are wider and more easily accessible. The city decides to go with Expert A's evidence and
installs the bike lanes on residential streets. Shortly after the bike lanes open, a biker is seriously
injured when hit by a car backing out of a driveway.
Which of the f - correct answer ✔✔1. It is not possible to know the accuracy of either expert's
evidence from the information given.
2.The evidence of both experts was relevant.
A city has recently built a new sports arena in a downtown urban area that already has parking
problems. The residents of the downtown area where the sports arena has been built have
proposed that the city issue the residents parking permits and designate the majority of the
, parking spaces in the area of the arena as "permit-parking only," so residents are not
inconvenienced by the arena.
What primary questions would the city want to ask to measure the implications of this solution?
- correct answer ✔✔1.Have we identified the negative implications of the proposed solution?
2.Have we identified the positive implications of the proposed solutions?
3. Have we identified the parties who could be affected by this solution and considered the
implications to them?
4.Have we identified the negative implications of the proposed solution?
5.Have we identified the positive implications of the proposed solutions?
6.Have we considered all significant implications known at this time?
7.Have we identified the parties who could be affected by this solution and considered the
implications to them?
In which of the following situations would it be most appropriate to apply critical thinking?
Select one: - correct answer ✔✔Determining the best way to design a college campus.
A local school board is trying to decide whether to fund a new after-school reading program for
struggling students. Which of the following sources would likely be relevant to the decision
being made? Choose two answers. - correct answer ✔✔1.A study done by the U.S. Department
of Education showing the effectiveness of after-school reading programs in 30 different school
districts.
2.The website of an educational company that sells reading curriculum products to schools and
teachers.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that people who spend
most of their days in a job that requires sitting have a higher mortality rate than those whose
jobs require more movement. The study found that even for people who exercise regularly,
spending long stretches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. The study found that within four
hours of sitting, the body begins to send harmful signals and the genes that regulate glucose
and fat begin to shut down. The researchers suggest that even small movements such as
