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Basics Quiz One

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Covers basic terms, ideas and practices of logical and critical thinking.
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Question 1

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What is the meaning of the term "independent thinking?"
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  • "Independent thinking" means figuring out what your professor wants you to say and then putting your professor's opinion into your own words.
  • "Independent thinking" means remembering what your parents, priests or other authority figures want you to think and thinking that thing.
  • "Independent thinking" means ignoring what other people say and just applying your best understanding of logic to all the available evidence.
  • "Independent thinking"means looking into your heart to work out what you personally feel is the truth.

Question 2

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When someone makes a claim with complete confidence that it is true, her confidence by itself gives you a good reason to think that the claim is true.
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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When you feel very strongly that something is true, and you believe it with all your heart, that gives you a good reason to think that it is true.
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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When you are asked to think about a particular question, you should always start by thinking about what you already believe about the issue.
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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If someone else has already logically analyzed an issue, you can give your own logical analysis simply by describing everything this other person said.
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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If something you previously stated to be true turns out to be contradicted by all the available evidence, you can logically still go on saying that it is true.
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Smart people tend to be people who never change their minds about anything.
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  • True
  • False

Question 8

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It is possible to think logically without thinking about arguments.
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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It is possible to think critically about the world without thinking about evidence.
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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If you already believe something is true then you can logically assume it's supported by evidence.
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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If someone can write an emotionally persuasive speech in support of a claim, then that claim is true.
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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The logical thinker ignores rhetoric and looks for the facts.
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  • True
  • False

Question 13

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You can know that something is true without knowing of any reason to think that it is true.
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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People who try to pressure you into agreeing with them are not being logical.
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Select the one and only true statement:
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  • A "fact" is something you believe to be true.
  • A "fact" is something everyone believes to be true.
  • A "fact" is something that anyone can independently verify to be true.
  • A "fact" is something that may or may not be true.

Question 16

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Select the one and only statement that is a fact about comets:
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  • Comets are omens of doom.
  • Comets sometimes have glowing tails.
  • Comets are an atmospheric phenomenon.
  • Comets are made by gasses burning in the upper air.

Question 17

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Select the one and only true statement:
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  • An "opinion" is something someone believes to be true.
  • An "opinion" is something someone else believes that is not a fact.
  • An "opinion" is something someone else believes that you don't believe.
  • An "opinion"is something that has been proved to be true.

Question 18

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Select the one and only true statement:
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  • A "judgement" is just someone's opinion.
  • A "judgement" is whatever you personally happen to think.
  • A "judgement" is an opinion formed by applying logic to the available facts.
  • A "judgement" is when you decide whether something is good or bad.

Question 19

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Critical thinking is when you think up reasons to support things you believe.
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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When you've looked everywhere, but can't find evidence to support your beliefs, if you're being logical, you should:
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  • Keep looking, the evidence has to be out there somewhere.
  • Make up a plausible story that supports your beliefs.
  • Say that evidence exists, without saying what it is.
  • Change your mind and give up the belief you had before.

Question 21

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It's logically okay to ignore evidence that contradicts your beliefs.
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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Once you've chosen a point of view you can't ever change your thesis.
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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If you can't prove something, you shouldn't say it's true in a paper.
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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You fulfill a critical thinking assignment by:
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  • Writing a paper that explains what you feel to be true about the subject.
  • Explaining what you think is logically implied by the available evidence.
  • Explaining what one or more other people think about the subject.
  • Writing a paper that gives all your personal beliefs about the topic.

Question 25

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"Evidence" is basically the same as "facts."
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  • True
  • False

Question 26

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Select the one and only true statement:
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  • Vehemently expressed opinions count as evidence.
  • Scientific papers and other academic journal articles count as evidence.
  • The opinions of untrained people count as evidence.
  • A strong feeling that something must be true counts as evidence.

Question 27

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If you can't describe the evidence, you have no evidence.
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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When a professor asks "can you prove X," she wants you to:
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  • Ignore the question.
  • Think about whether you can prove X, and change your mind if and only if you can't prove X.
  • Assume that X is not true, and go on from there.
  • Do your very, very best to prove that X is true.

Question 29

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If you believe X, that means that there is evidence for X.
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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You should look at all the available relevant evidence before you decide what the truth is.
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  • True
  • False

Question 31

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Select the one and only true statement:
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  • "Empirical" reasoning is only used by scientists.
  • "Empirical" statements are statements about the meanings of words.
  • Things exist that are not supported by empirical reasoning.
  • "Empirical" statements are statements about the real world.

Question 32

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Select the one and only true statement:
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  • A statement is empirically true if it is passionately believed by someone.
  • A statement is empirically true if it is what everyone believes.
  • A statement is empirically true if it is completely supported by all the evidence.
  • A statement is empirically true if you strongly believe it is true.

Question 33

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Select the one and only true definition of logical support:
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  • A fact supports a conclusion if it makes you feel that the conclusion is true.
  • A fact supports a conclusion if it cannot be easily explained without assuming the conclusion is true.
  • A fact supports a conclusion if you write it in the same paragraph as the conclusion.
  • A fact supports a conclusion if somebody says it does.

Question 34

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Some empirical claims can be supported absolutely
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  • True
  • False

Question 35

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Select the one and only true statement:
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  • A claim is only proved if it is absolutely supported.
  • A claim is only proved if it is absolutely or virtually absolutely supported.
  • A claim is only proved if it is at least compellingly supported.
  • A claim is proved if it is at least well supported.

Question 36

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If a claim is unsupported, it's still logically okay to say that it's true.
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  • True
  • False

Question 37

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Select the one and only true statement:
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  • When a claim is not proven, that means it's disproved.
  • When a claim is not disproved, that means it's proven.
  • When a claim is not proven, that doesn't mean it's disproved.
  • When a claim is proven to be not proven, that does mean it's disproved.

Question 38

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You can logically say a claim is true without compelling reason to believe it.
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  • True
  • False

Question 39

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You can logically say a claim is false without compelling reason to disbelieve it.
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  • True
  • False

Question 40

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You can logically say a claim is unproven even if you have compelling reason to believe it.
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  • True
  • False

Question 41

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You can logically say a claim has not been disproved even if you have compelling reason to disbelieve that claim. (Read this carefully before answering)
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  • True
  • False

Question 42

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Select the one and only true statement:
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  • You don't have a right to believe things that have been disproved.
  • You don't have a right to believe things that have not been proven.
  • You don't have a right to believe things other people don't believe.
  • You have a right to believe anythings you want to believe.
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