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SDV 100: Critical Thinking

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SDV 100: Critical Thinking Assessing, making judgements, and drawing conclusions from ideas, information, or data is identified as the evaluating _____________ ______. - ✔✔thinking skill Critical thinking requires you to use bias and assumptions to evaluate evidence or information to make a decision or reach a conclusion. True or False - ✔✔False When considering options, it is not important to have all of the information at that time. True or False - ✔✔False You are ____________________ if you are making assumptions about a whole group of people based on an inadequate sample. - ✔✔generalizing Using irrelevant similarities in two objects to draw a conclusion is called a false cause. True or False - ✔✔False Knowing the source of your information will help you to evaluate the strength of information you want to use to support your argument. True or False - ✔✔True Considering the ____________ of a website can give you a sense behind the motivation for publishing the material. - ✔✔URL The URL, ".org" is normally used by commercial enterprises. True or False - ✔✔False Looking for an "About Us" or "Biography" tab will tell you about the ________________ of a web site. - ✔✔objective Quoting authorities is a valuable tool to build an argument; but they do not have to be true subject matter experts on the issue you are discussing. True or False - ✔✔False Creative thinking is an inherited skill. True or False - ✔✔False Creative thinking involves ignoring existing ideas and only creating a new solution. True or False - ✔✔False ______________ are useful in making problems more familiar and generating possible solutions. - ✔✔Metaphors Defining the problem, narrowing the problem, generating possible solutions, and redefining the problem are the four basic steps of problem solving. True or False - ✔✔False When working in teams, defining the _______________ ___________ upfront is necessary. - ✔✔decision maker When making decisions, input is often sought or given due to experience or expertise; and once input is given, the person giving the input must support the other's decision, whether or not the input is actually used. True or False - ✔✔True The first step in problem solving is to ___________ the problem. - ✔✔define The second step in problem solving is to ___________ the problem. - ✔✔narrow The third step in problem solving is to ___________ possible _______________. - ✔✔generate solutions The fourth step in problem solving is to ___________ the best solution. - ✔✔choose

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