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
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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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