UTC - Mid-Term

Which of the following is an example of deductive reasoning?

Known for his key role in the Human Genome Project and author of The Language of God.

A properly formed argument is described by which of these terms?

___is a physical, visual, or auditory expression of human creativity, skill, and imagination

Jerry Falwell founded which of the following political movements?

If we are not careful, ______ or mistakes in reasoning will rend our arguments weak and ineffective

Which of the following is true of the kind of groups that effectively shape culture?

Not to be confused with a quarrel, an argument should be made up of reasons that support a conclusion

Which of the following is characteristic of cultural institutions.

The advancement of technology in recent decades is a good example of:

Neil Postman identifies our society as a technocracy.

_____ produces a chemical response in our brain that causes us to crave the connection of information technology.+

Christian missionaries and indigenous Christians were eventually able bring an end to the Hindu practice of ______.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “To not act is to ____.

When the meaning of a word changes so as to strengthen the argument

In what ways was Christian conservatism a successful mass movement?

Which of the following is an example of a cultural artifact?

The history of philosophy is, to a considerable extent, the history of individuals.

Which of the following accurately describes our current trends in cyberculture?

Which of the following is an example of a false cause fallacy?

For the last several decades, Christians have become known as people who act more out of emotion.

A _____ argument is any argument built on generally accepted principles leading to a conclusion

When an argument is built on emotion rather than logic

­ _____ is the process we use to analyzing and evaluating arguments for validity and soundness

Which of the following groups is an example of the “Christ against culture” approach?

What is using art to demonstrate something without embellisment or exaggerations?

The _______ are statements we use to support our conclusion

Violent content doesn’t cause violent behavior, but it primes it

An  activity designed to hold the attention of an audience.

Terms is used to refer to the "sound practice" that a person does?

Culture can be defined as "everything that humans do involuntarily"

What is involved in the contemplation of cultures?

Turkle says, "We look to technology for ways to be in ______ and protect ourselves from them at the same time.

According to Secularism, every human being is valuable because they were created by God in his image.

Fundamentalism was a response to which of the following ideas?

What is involved with being intentional in our cultural engagement?

________ is a Protestant movement which sees the essence of Christianity as the gospel: salvation by faith through grace

The most important question with any technology is not “Can we?” but “ _______?”

Cultural _____ allows us to read and understand whether or not we are living according to Biblical truth.

We see that technology focuses on _________, that is to say, how we do what we do.

Cyberculture helps us meet those who are not like us.

When a comparison is made between things that are not comparable

In which of the following passages is God replacing His fallen creation with a new heaven and new earth?

Which of the following can be associated with the abolition of slavery in England?

Information technology increases the number of __________ relationships we have.

A properly formed argument whose premises are true and whose conclusion therefore necessarily follows is described what?

Which of the following is characteristic of cultural institutions?

_______ may persuade people, but it really only manipulates them by arranging arguments deceptively

What should be our goal if we desire to be clearly understood?

Every story that is told by way of entertainment is informed by what?

At the very heart of shalom is the idea of neighborliness

Evangelical Christianity is growing in both popularity and influence.

A(n) tu quoque argument may seem effective, it can be rejected when a person doesn't practice what they preach

A young man allowing a group of ladies to walk through a door first would be an example of a cultural institution

Which of the following people changed his culture by leading in the abolition of slavery in England?

We need to contemplate the cultural _____ through which we absorb popular culture, such as books and movies.

We all ought to be ______________ in order to understand our culture and find ways to breathe life in

Term used to refer to the pursuit of unity among Christians , sometimes at the expense of key doctrinal beliefs

How did Christian charity affect the culture of the Roman empire?

Which of the following biblical characters sought to change culture for the better?

The _____________________ was a political movement that sought to further Christian conservative ideals.

Why should we learn to read culture?

Attention is one of our most valuable currencies

In spite of all the positives, what problem was observed in the Burned-Over District of NY?

Words create culture

Technology is usually passive in the formation of our worldviews.

Technology permits us to observe more than we communicate, tempting us to become superficial

Robert Thomas explains it is not talent that sets leaders apart, it's their approach to learning.

Which of the following is true regarding the biblical understanding of slavery?

Discussions about Christian truth claims get sidetracked when someone brings up a ____

A straw man attack targets and tears down people as oppsoed to idea.

The idea that a person's vested interests make their argument wrong

Our _________________ is a mental map that helps us interpret and navigate life.

Term is used to refer to the "sound doctrine" that a person believes?

What is the term used to refer to the study of ultimate reality?

Which of the following questions can be answered by technology?

Fundamentalism ultimately unraveled due to attacks in culture, exhaustion and in-fighting.

Who said , "I look at this world as a wrecked vessel. God has given me a lifeboat & said ... 'save all you can'"?

Political theorist who based arguments for human rights on a biblical view of creation

Which of the following is true of modern Christian missionaries?