GEN 499 Critical thinking quiz Highly Scored 25 Out Of 25

GEN 499 Critical thinking quiz Highly Scored 25 Out Of 25. Question 1 1 / 1 pts <11{1[4(23)23]}> People have claimed that Jamie’s paintings have given them the blues. Clearly this cannot be entirely correct, since many of Jamie’s paintings contain no blue at all. The argument above is flawed because the author: is not a noted painting expert. relies on contradictory facts. Correct! misinterprets a key term. provides no evidence. Question 2 1 / 1 pts <21{1[1(13)13]}> A recent study of 100 employees from six departments of a major corporation found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded that the majority of corporate employees are sleep deprived. The researcher’s conclusion is suspect because it: Correct! relies on a sample that is too small to represent the entire corporate workforce. fails to describe the effects the sleep deprivation has. is based on evidence that is statistically impossible. assumes that corporate employees are more sleep deprived than other people. Question 3 1 / 1 pts <11{1[1(19)19]}> All sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha’s speech contained wisdom and greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage. Which one of the following points out the flaw in the argument above? Just because Dasha is a sage doesn’t mean that she is always wise and inspirational. Just because Dasha’s speech provided wisdom and inspiration doesn’t mean that it provided more wisdom than inspiration. Correct! Just because Dasha satisfied two requirements of being a sage doesn’t necessarily mean that she satisfies all the requirements of being a sage. Just because Dasha provided wisdom and inspiration in a speech doesn’t mean that all sages use speeches to provide wisdom and inspiration. Question 4 1 / 1 pts <21{1[2(24)24]}> The average height of members of the high school basketball team is six feet, three inches. Jerry is on the high school basketball team, so Jerry must be taller than six feet. The argument above is flawed because it confuses Correct! an average for the individuals that make up that average. people who are six feet three inches tall for people who are exactly six feet tall the members of one team with the members of another team Jerry with other members of the team Question 5 1 / 1 pts <21{1[1(01)01]}> Since Jessica’s participation in local politics increased significantly after she joined her school’s political science club, it is clear that her involvement in that club led her to take an interest in politics. The argument above is flawed because: it doesn’t say which political issues Jessica is interested in. it states that the only purpose of the political science club is to spark an interest in politics. it misuses the word “significantly.” Correct! it’s possible that an interest in politics caused Jessica to join the political science club. Question 6 1 / 1 pts <11{1[2(06)06]}> Reporter: A new campaign finance reform bill being considered by Congress would limit the amount of campaign contributions that political candidates can receive. However, a survey of candidates running for mayor, governor, and senate seats shows that not one of them favors the bill. Clearly, there is no desire among politicians to limit campaign contributions. Which one of the following points out the flaw in the reporter’s argument above? Correct! The views of candidates currently running for office do not necessarily represent the views of all politicians. The reporter wrongly assumes that no politician has ever supported a bill intended to limit campaign contributions. The evidence provided by the reporter suggests that most politicians are in favor of the new bill. The reporter doesn’t indicate the amount that the new bill would limit campaign contributions. Question 7 1 / 1 pts <21{2[2(12)36]}> Career counselor: It is best for artists to build a practical and safe career that will guarantee them a secure income, and then pursue their art in their spare time. That way, they will be motivated to work hard at their day jobs to support their art making, and both their career and their art will thrive. Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument? Correct! Splitting time between two pursuits in life often causes both to suffer. Having the time and money to make art doesn’t guarantee an artist commercial success. Many people who aren’t artists prefer to pursue practical and safe careers. Some forms of art making are expensive and require a good deal of money to pursue. Question 8 1 / 1 pts <21{2[1(01)25]}> The untimely death of Professor Hathaway halted his groundbreaking research into the uses of solar power. It therefore appears that Hathaway’s research will not result in practical applications. Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument? Researchers at other universities are conducting research into the potential applications of solar power. Officials at Professor Hathaway’s university have refused requests to make Professor Hathaway’s research public. Not all professors at Professor Hathaway’s university knew that he was conducting research into the uses of solar power. Correct! Professor Hathaway’s research can be used by other scientists to create useful applications. Question 9 1 / 1 pts <11{2[3(02)26]}> Aron: The two double A batteries in my CD player are dead, so the CD player doesn’t work. My television remote control, which also uses two double A batteries, works fine. So if I move the two batteries from my television remote control to my CD player, the CD player will definitely work. Aron’s argument is most strengthened if which one of the following is true? Double A batteries provide less energy than either C batteries or D batteries. Aron has used his television remote control more times than he has used his CD player since inserting the current batteries into each device.