Exam 5: Thinking in College

Create an example of a jumping on the bandwagon logical fallacy. Explain why this is a good example of this logical fallacy.

Getting feedback from others exercising your critical thinking skills will allow you to

Which describes the analyzing level of Bloom's taxonomy?

Mark is having a hard time analyzing a particularly difficult passage for his advanced literature class. What is the best way for Mark to exercise his critical thinking to complete this assignment?

Identify a newsworthy item that is clearly polarizing U.S. citizens, such as how the government has responded to a recent national disaster or a political issue, such as health care reform. If you were asked to take a position on the issue you've chosen, what steps would you take to be sure you exercise critical thinking and avoid fault reasoning?

Creative brainstorming and group discussions discourage original thinking.

Lina is used to having math homework with questions that she knows how to solve because her instructor went over them in class. This week, her instructor explained how to solve several problems in class, but the homework questions are different. They do, however, require that she use the same skills and formulas her instructor covered in class. What level of Bloom's taxonomy does Lina's homework address?

Questions like "Can this idea be interpreted in more than one way" are representative of the first step of critical thinking.

Which is a characteristic of slow thinkers?

"If I let you take a day off, then everyone will want to take a day off, and before long I'll be the only one here!" is an example of which type of faulty reasoning?

Which fallacy refers to believing widely accepted truths?

When is it important to examine assumptions more thoughtfully, and why?

When determining whether you can trust people making a particular claim, what should you do?

Which concept is referred to as a calm, reasoned effort to persuade someone of the value of an idea?

Pick a topic or subject area that you have learned about in the past. Explain an example of how you demonstrated the Bloom's level of remembering in that subject.

Explain how fast thinking differs from slow thinking.

When you assume that something is true because it hasn't been proven false, what are you engaging in?

When employers say they want workers who can find reliable information, analyze it, organize it, draw conclusions from it, and present it convincingly to others, they are seeking individuals who are critical thinkers.

What should you do if you have evaluated the evidence in support of a claim and are still not certain of its quality?

Becoming a critical thinker will help you