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1

According to the text, the main goal of a college education is to teach students what to think.
A)True
B)False
2

The standard of Clarity is primarily concerned with communication between individuals and has little bearing on our personal goals and abilities.
A)True
B)False
3

According to the text, Reliability is one of the most important intellectual standards of Critical Thinking.
A)True
B)False
4

Accuracy is an important intellectual standard because believing false or inaccurate information nearly always leads to making bad decisions.
A)True
B)False
5

In the section of the text, which discusses the standard of relevance, the story recounting Abraham Lincoln's ploy to discredit an opposing attorney is intended to illustrate the point that one should always be careful to dress appropriately if they are trying to persuade a jury.
A)True
B)False
6

A person is guilty of logical inconsistency if they believe or say one thing yet do another.
A)True
B)False
7

Open-mindedness and impartiality are key ingredients of fairness.
A)True
B)False
8

Egocentrism is the tendency to see one's own culture as superior to others.
A)True
B)False
9

When we hold inflated views of our family, our community, or our nation, we are guilty of group bias.
A)True
B)False
10

Critical thinking demands that we never make any assumptions whatsoever.
A)True
B)False
11

Relativism is the view that the truth is relative to an independently existing and objective reality.
A)True
B)False
12

Moral subjectivism is the view that what is morally right for an individual is whatever that individual believes is morally right.
A)True
B)False
13

A distinct benefit of cultural moral relativism is that it reinforces the moral value of tolerance.
A)True
B)False
14

Because cultural moral relativism is a seriously flawed view, it has nothing at all to teach us as critical thinkers.
A)True
B)False
15

Any time we wish things would work out for the best, we are engaged in what critical thinkers call wishful thinking.
A)True
B)False





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