Question 1

Group thinking of the worst kind is called. . .

Accepted Answer

A)  Motivated reasoning 
B)  Racism 
C)  Popular thinking 
D)  Inferiorization 
A)  Motivated reasoning 
B)  Racism 
C)  Popular thinking 
D)  Inferiorization

Question 2

The pressure to fit in with a social group is called…

Accepted Answer

A)  Popularity 
B)  Objective thinking 
C)  Tribalism 
D)  Groupthink 
A)  Popularity 
B)  Objective thinking 
C)  Tribalism 
D)  Groupthink

Question 3

The only available remedy for the problem of denying contrary evidence is.…

Accepted Answer

A)  Looking for confirming evidence 
B)  Using motivated reasoning 
C)  Looking for falsifiable evidence 
D)  Making a conscious effort to look for opposing evidence 
A)  Looking for confirming evidence 
B)  Using motivated reasoning 
C)  Looking for falsifiable evidence 
D)  Making a conscious effort to look for opposing evidence

Question 4

What is motivated reasoning and how is it often used online?

Accepted Answer

Motivated reasoning is the phenomenon wh

Question 5

Relying on evidence not because it's trustworthy but because it's memorable or striking is called…

Accepted Answer

A)  Familiarity effect 
B)  False consensus effect 
C)  Illusion-of-truth effect 
D)  The availability error 
A)  Familiarity effect 
B)  False consensus effect 
C)  Illusion-of-truth effect 
D)  The availability error

Group thinking of the worst kind is called. . .

The pressure to fit in with a social group is called…

The only available remedy for the problem of denying contrary evidence is.…

What is motivated reasoning and how is it often used online?

Relying on evidence not because it's trustworthy but because it's memorable or striking is called…

Critical Thinking and the Challenges of Modern Media

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Exam 3: Obstacles to Critical Thinking

Group thinking of the worst kind is called. . .

The pressure to fit in with a social group is called…

The only available remedy for the problem of denying contrary evidence is.…

What is motivated reasoning and how is it often used online?

Relying on evidence not because it's trustworthy but because it's memorable or striking is called…

Critical Thinking and the Challenges of Modern Media

Claims, Reasons, and Arguments

Fake News

Media Bias

Manipulation Through Fallacies and Rhetoric

Experts and Evidence

Science, Nonscience, and the Media

Advertising: Commercial and Political

Filters