Exam 14: Language, Writing, and Critical Thinking

Which is a main difference between a critical thinking essay and a persuasive essay?

Wolfe et al. (2009) found that if a good second counterargument can be offered to rebut a first counterargument, then readers:

Based on brain research, many neuroscience researchers conclude that the mind is produced through normal functioning of the brain. Nevertheless, Olga's mind tells her that this explanation is too simple; therefore, Olga has made up her own mind that this view of the brain is wrong. The use of _____ is an obstacle to clear thinking that is impeding Olga from drawing of a well-reasoned conclusion.

This chapter's Table 14.4, which describes using an outline schema, or structure, encourages the writer to consider all of the relevant evidence, which may help reduce:

A persuasive message from a government or political entity is less likely to be considered propaganda if it:

The outline structure for writing the critical thinking essay may be especially useful for reducing which thinking error or misuse of language?

Three of the four components of the writing process agreed upon by most writing experts are:

The flight attendant told her passengers that 90% of those passengers who reported that they had listened to the instructions of what to do in the unlikely event of a crash landing survived such a crash landing. Has the flight attendant made a thinking error?

A television station advertised that its news program, "Channel 2 Eyewitness News," is the number one news broadcast in the region. Which misuse of language is MOST likely occurring in the ad?

Tran is writing an essay in which he wishes to make a rebuttal and introduce the counterargument with a transition word. Which word would BEST help Tran create a clear transition?

Which statement is TRUE about language and thinking?

To impress a girl he had just met, Joel told her that he was practically finished with college. The girl thought that he was probably in his last semester. Later she learned that he was just entering his senior year. Because she had studied impediments to clear thinking and communication, she recognized that Joel was using:

A powerful feature of language called ______ allows people to elaborate their thinking by adding clauses and phrases.

From the perspective of the critical thinking goal of making well-reasoned arguments, the strategy of attacking a person is a problem because it:

The prompt to write an essay question asks, "Take a position on the gun debate; then, defend and justify the position with supporting evidence." This prompt is MOST specifically asking for:

An essay question asks a student to judge two therapies and then to decide which therapy is best. This writing prompt is MOST specifically a(an) _____ question requiring _____.

Writing a draft of a paper is MOST related to which component of the writing process?

When ideas are coherent in a written passage, they are:

Suppose you wish to explicitly argue that a causal conclusion exists. Your written conclusion would be BETTER expressed if it included certain words or phrases, such as

An army general argued that government leaders should use more drones to drop bombs when waging war because that strategy leads to fewer casualties of troops and little collateral damage. Explain which strategy the general used to persuade the leaders to use more drones?