Instructions

Critical Thinking Quiz

[WLOs: 2] [CLOs: 2]

The quiz contains 25 multiple-choice questions providing scenarios which will

challenge you to use your critical thinking skills so that you can choose the

best option. The quiz is worth 10% of your course grade. The answers are not

found in your required weekly sources, however they can be used for

guidance on how to think critically. The quiz assesses your critical thinking

skills and problem-solving abilities that you have developed throughout your

college education. You will have 13 hours to complete the quiz, and it must

be taken in one sitting.

Click on the Take the Quiz button when you are ready to start this exam.

When finished, click on Submit Quiz.

Attempt History

Attempt Time Score

LATEST Attempt 1 40 minutes 25 out of 25

Score for this quiz: 25 out of 25

This attempt took 40 minutes.

Question 1

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 2

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 3

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.

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