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Critical Thinking Final Review Part 5

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Marcie is a proponent of Christianity. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true?
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Which of the following is a step in a scientific investigation?
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Ideological reasoning is frequently used when discussing issues related to
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Eli is an engineer. He finds comparative inferences to be effective for
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George uses the phrase "hotter than hell" quite regularly. This phrase is
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Ideological reasoning is ______ and ________.
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Carly is a strong critical thinker. Which of the following sentences most likely describes her?
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Which of the following statements best describes an ideological thinker?
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Martin is a critical thinking instructor who is teaching his students about testing comparisons. What would he most likely tell them to ask?
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Catherine is a mother and a firm and unwavering believer that children should not be vaccinated. What is one thing her belief system provides for her?
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Which of the following statements about how the term ideological reasoning is used is accurate?
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When making ideological arguments, how are outside sources typically used?
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What is comparative reasoning?
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Jeremy has just formed a hypothesis that describes what we can expect to happen under certain conditions. Which step in the scientific investigation will he do next?
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Julie is a strong critical thinker. She knows that comparative inferences are typically ________ in nature.
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Kathy is a strong critical thinker. She knows that comprehensive comparisons are more likely to be ________ than unfamiliar ones.
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Mary uses the qualifier "probably" quite often when making arguments. Given this information, what can accurately be said about her arguments?
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Gerard is teaching a critical thinking course. He asks his students to give the five criteria for evaluating comparative inferences. Which of the following responses would be wrong?
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Reid is a scientific researcher. Which of the following statements about error in scientific inquiry is true?
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Another term for ideological reasoning is
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___________, in the evaluation of comparisons, is the measure of the relative absence of complexity.
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Bruce is an ideological thinker. He considers the truth of his ideology to be
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When engaging in empirical reasoning, investigative inquiry is
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Which of the following statements about the peer review process is true?
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When engaging in comparisons, the virtue of simplicity must be balanced with the importance of
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Ellen is closely examining the comparison of high school students to criminals in the comparison "Teaching high school students in just like wrangling criminals." What is she most likely doing?
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Marsha often uses devices like metaphors and similes to communicate
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Kyle is a scientist. He insists that scientific investigation is inductive, which means that
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Jesse is testing the strength of her sister's ideological argument. Which of the following is most likely true?
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Which of the following statements about comparative inferences is false?
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Which of the following statements about comparative inferences is true?
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Catherine, a scientist, has revised her hypothesis several times throughout the investigation. What can be said about this situation?
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What is the root of the word ideological?
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Asking Jeff to explain his homework is like asking Rousseau to explain Emile. One could say that this analogy is lacking in which of the five criteria outlined in the text?
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Mary often makes assertions that she believes are true, independent of specific circumstances. These are known as
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Which of the following statements about the four texts of acceptability is true?
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Joseph puts forth the following hypothesis: "If a plant is not watered for three days, it will die." This hypothesis is phrased as a
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When using ideological reasoning, argument makers frequently use ________ evidence.
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Jeremy is a strong critical thinker. He just discovered that two of his long-held beliefs contradict one another. What will he most likely do?
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"Children are fundamentally good" is an example of a
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___________ is the capacity of comparisons to project consequences that have the potential to be shown to be false, inapplicable, or unacceptable.
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How would a scientist explain the purpose of empirical investigation?
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Which of the following is a feature of ideological reasoning?
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Jeff automatically agrees with whatever his boss says. Which of the following sentences best describes this situation?
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In the context of making comparisons, how would one define familiarity?
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Which of the following statements about ideological reasoning is true?
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Anna is trying to determine the superiority of her comparative inference. Which criterion should she begin with?

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Gary is an ideological thinker. That means his arguments
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1. What is the definition of productivity in the context of comparisons?
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The empirical reasoning process begins with
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