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Which of the following statements concerning the nature of critical thinking is most accurate? |
| | A) | Critical thinking is about helping others and ourselves. |
| | B) | Critical thinking is about helping others. |
| | C) | Critical thinking is about attacking others. |
| | D) | Critical thinking is about self debasement. |
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Which of the following most accurately completes this sentence? "A claim is a statement that is..." |
| | A) | true. |
| | B) | false. |
| | C) | either true or false, but not both. |
| | D) | true and false, depending on the context. |
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Which of the following sentences is not a claim? |
| | A) | Life exists on planets other than Earth. |
| | B) | Dare to stay off drugs! |
| | C) | Something's force equals its mass multiplied by its acceleration. |
| | D) | Joe owns a pet dog. |
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Which of the following best completes this sentence? "When a sentence has a truth value, we mean that it..." |
| | A) | is either true or false, even if we cannot necessarily determine which it is. |
| | B) | is false. |
| | C) | is true. |
| | D) | is neither true nor false. |
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Which of the following is a good way to state an issue in neutral terms? |
| | A) | Turn the claim that one party accepts and the other party rejects into a question. |
| | B) | Place the word "if" in front of the claim that one party accepts and the other party rejects. |
| | C) | Place the words "it is possible that" in front of the claim that one party accepts and the other party rejects. |
| | D) | Place the word "whether" in front of the claim that one party accepts and the other party rejects. |
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Generally speaking, which of these statements best represents the relationship between issues and topics of conversation? |
| | A) | A topic of conversation often has several issues at stake. |
| | B) | An issue often has several topics of conversation at stake. |
| | C) | A topic never contains issues. |
| | D) | An issue just is a topic. |
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Which of the following offers the best identification of "abortion"? |
| | A) | It is a topic of conversation. |
| | B) | It is a claim. |
| | C) | It is an issue. |
| | D) | It is an argument |
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An argument comprises which of the following? |
| | A) | At least a premise. |
| | B) | At least a conclusion. |
| | C) | At least two premises and a conclusion. |
| | D) | At least one premise and one conclusion. |
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It is fair to say that the word "claim" and the word "sentence" have exactly the same meaning. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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It is fair to say that critical thinking is mainly concerned with the determination of whether to accept, reject, or suspend judgment about claims. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In order to have an "issue" there must be a dispute between at least two parties. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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It is fair to say that an issue and a topic of conversation are the same thing. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Critical thinking is concerned with both facts and opinions. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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It is fair to say that any controversial matter is subjective. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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It is fair to conclude that beliefs, opinions, views, and convictions are essentially the same things. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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