Wgu c168 critical thinking and logic (WGUC168)

Which of the following statements best defines critical thinking? a) thinking about thinking in order to make thinking better b) thinking about critical theory c) critiquing others' arguments d) playing "devil's advocate": A 2. Critical Thinking involves one's own thinking a) analyzing, evaluating, and rationalizing b) analyzing, evaluating, and justifying c) analyzing, evaluating, and improving d) criticizing: C 3. Which of the following is not a bad habit of thought? a) making gener...

Which of the following statements best defines critical thinking? a) thinking about thinking in order to make thinking better b) thinking about critical theory c) critiquing others' arguments d) playing "devil's advocate" - -A Critical Thinking involves _________________ one's own thinking a) analyzing, evaluating, and rationalizing b) analyzing, evaluating, and justifying c) analyzing, evaluating, and improving d) criticizing - -C Which of the following is not a bad habit of thou...

Which of the following statements best defines critical thinking? a) thinking about thinking in order to make thinking better b) thinking about critical theory c) critiquing others' arguments d) playing "devil's advocate" - -A Critical Thinking involves _________________ one's own thinking a) analyzing, evaluating, and rationalizing b) analyzing, evaluating, and justifying c) analyzing, evaluating, and improving d) criticizing - -C Which of the following is not a bad habit of thou...

Indexical - -words whose meaning is dependant on context Attributes of critical thinker - -Open minded Creative Analytical Affirming the consequent - -Fallacy, if x then y, y therefore x Denying the antecedant - -Fallacy if x then y, not x therefore not y Affirming a disjunct - -Fallacy XvY, X therefore ~Y Denying a conjuct - -Fallacy ~(X&Y) , ~X therefore Y broken chain - -fallacy if x then z, if y then z, x therefore y broken constructive dilema - -fallacy W->X,Y->Z,XvZ therefor...

-Define critical thinking and the key concepts underlying it -Identify the bad mental habits that commonly impede good thinking -Outline the criteria a skilled critical thinker follows in reasoning through any problem -Explain weak-sense critical thinking versus strong-sense critical thinking - Define the essential intellectual traits of a critical thinker -Implement suggested tactics for improving your thinking -Define the three basic functions of the mind (i.e., thinking, feeling, and wan...

Inert Information Taking into the mind information, that, though memorized, we do not understand Activated Ignorance Taking into the mind, and actively using, information that is false, although we mistakenly think it is true Activated Knowledge-Ideal State Taking into the mind, and actively using information that is true and also, when understood insightfully, leads us by implication to more and more knowledge. Primary Standard and it Problems Clear/Unclear Relevant/Irrelevant Fairly ...

Purpose (ele) -Goal or objective of reasoning. -Describes the desired outcome or intent Question (ele) -All reasoning is directed at some question. -How do you clearly frame the question, problem, or issue? Assumptions (ele) -Reasoning has to begin somewhere. They lie at the heart of arguments -Everything we take for granted as true in order to figure out something else. Implications (ele) -Delivers us to a position or viewpoint about something. -The implications/consequences of our r...

The leading promoter of the Great Awakening was: - -George Whitefield. British governance of colonial America during the first half of the eighteenth century was shaped by a policy of: - -"salutary neglect." Which of the following was not a regional pattern of colonial slavery? - -In the colonial back country, black slaves tended to outnumber free whites. Which of the following was not a feature of slave life in colonial America? - -Under the oppressions of slavery, African-Americans had...

What is critical thinking? - -"is the art of thinking about thinking while thinking in order to make thinking better" What 3 interlinking dimensions is critical thinking comprised of? - -1. Analyzing one's own thinking (breaking into parts) 2. Evaluating one's own thinking (identify strength and weakness) 3. Improving one's own thinking (reconstructing it to make it better) What is the goal of critical thinking? - -to brings one's best thinking to bear in every realm of one's lief ...

At a crime scene, police found an open front door and a broken window at the back of the house. The front door had been opened from the inside. When police searched the premises, the only item found to be missing was a jewelry box hidden in a secret safe. The homeowner said the jewelry box contained various jewels valued at over $100,000. The police found multiple sets of fingerprints at the scene. Which of the following assumptions is valid? YOUR ANSWER CORRECT ANSWER The crime was com...