WGU C168-Critical Thinking & Logic Exam with Complete Solution

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Critical thinking is comprised of 3 interlocking dimensions - ANSWER 1- Analyzing 2- Evaluating 3-Improving Egocentrism - ANSWER the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself Soci... ocentrism - ANSWER the assumption that one's own social group is inherently superior to all others First-Order Thinking - ANSWER ordinary thinking - spontaneous and non-reflective -contains insight, prejudice, good and bad reasoning - indiscriminately combined Second-Order Thinking - ANSWER Critical thinking -first-order thinking is consciously realized -is then analyzed, assessed, and reconstructed Intellectual Humility - ANSWER opposite is intellectual arrogance Intellectual Courage - ANSWER opposite is intellectual cowardice Intellectual Empathy - ANSWER opposite is intellectual self-centeredness Intellectual Integrity - ANSWER opposite is intellectual dishonesty intellectual perserverance - ANSWER opposite it intellectual laziness Confidence in Reason - ANSWER opposite is intellectual distrust of reason intellectual autonomy - ANSWER opposite is intellectual conformity 3 functions of the mind - ANSWER 1-thinking 2-feeling 3-wanting Universal elements of reasoning - ANSWER 1-purposes 2-questions 3-assumptions 4-implications 5-information 6-concepts 7-inferences 8-point of view 9 Fundamental Intellectual Standards - ANSWER 1-Clarity 2-Accuracy 3-Relevance 4-Logic 5-Breadth 6-Precision 7-Significance 8-Fairness 9-Depth what is something we take for granted as true in our reasoning? - ANSWER assumption theories are examples of _______? - ANSWER Concepts Distinctions between the elements of reasoning are _____ not _____? - ANSWER relative/absolute 3 kids of implications that may be involved in any situations - ANSWER possible, probably, necessary 3 types of questions - ANSWER 1-questions of facts 2-questions of preference 3-questions of judgement 2 Components in Strategic Thinking - ANSWER 1-Identification 2-Intellectual Action Sources of Evidence - ANSWER Analogy Intuition Personal Observation Appeal to Authority Case Example Testimonial Survey/Questionnaire Research Study Personal Experience Chronology Quantitative Evidence - ANSWER -Quantifies an observation or phenomenon -i.e. expresses it as a number or empirical measure -derives from quantitative research and deductive analysis [Show More]

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