The following is an example of _______. "This generous pension package benefits me; therefore it's
good." - correct answer ✔✔self interested thinking
Subjectivism is the view that truth is a matter of social or cultural opinion. - correct answer ✔✔False
Unwarranted assumptions are things we take for granted without good reason. - correct answer ✔✔True
Relativism can lead to conflicting moral duties. - correct answer ✔✔True
Logical inconsistency involves saying or believing two or more statements that cannot all be true. -
correct answer ✔✔True
is the tendency to overrate oneself. - correct answer ✔✔the superiority bias
Relativism rules out the idea of moral progress. - correct answer ✔✔True
Relativism - correct answer ✔✔d.
all of the above
Answers:a.
makes it impossible for us to correctly criticize other cultures' customs and values
b.
makes it impossible for us to correctly criticize our own societies' customs and values
c.
can lead to conflicting moral duties
d.
all of the above
, One important critical thinking disposition is intellectual humility - correct answer ✔✔True
Critical thinking is marked by - correct answer ✔✔all of the above
Answers:
clarity
completeness
consistency
all of the above
A course in critical thinking can improve students' ability to: - correct answer ✔✔d.
all of the above
Answers:a.
understand course materials
b.
critically evaluate course materials
c.
argue effectively for their own views on course topics
d.
all of the above
are generalizations about a group of people in which identical characteristics are assigned to all or
virtually all members of the group, often without regard to whether such attributions are accurate. -
correct answer ✔✔stereotypes
Conformism is the tendency to see one's culture or group as being better than others. - correct answer
✔✔False
The fact that there is deep disagreement about ethical issues shows that: - correct answer ✔✔.
none of the above
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