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a quiz to test critical thinking knowledge #cre101
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Who is the author of Power Distance Index
Suren Ratwatte
Laureano Caviedes
Geert Hofstede
David Greenberg
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Gladwell's analogy of how a tree in the forest grew the tallest because of good soil and
no other trees blocked its sunlight
it was the strongest
had more space
it had more seeds
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This is a plausible alternative explanation that can explain why a certain outcome occured
reasons
rival causes
assumption
either or fallacy
4
In the article we are raising a generation of deluded narcissists what media is not mentioned
xbox
Twitter
Facebook
instagram
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fallacy where a proposed step will set off a chain of undesirable events.
straw person
slippery slope
red herring
glittering generalities
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in the beauty pays article, beauty affects who we marry, how much we earn, and...
to rent a car
who to vote
to obtain a loan
how much taxes to pay
7
In the article Does the Internet make you smarter? the internet grants us
more virus
more distractions
more reality
more social media
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In the Newsroom video Will McAvoy says we lead in only 3 categories name one.
median household income
no. of incarcerated
life expectancy
literacy
9
What airline crashed into Mount Nimitz after taking off
Korean Air
Avianca
Etihad
Air florida
10
In Ch 6 of Outliers in Harlan, Kentucky two of the founding families who started a feud were
Bakers and Howards
Howards and Turners
Martins and Tollivers
Hatfields and McCoys
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the unstated belief that is taken for granted and supports the explicit reasoning.
issue
conclusion
rival causes
assumption
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Why does Chris Langan lose his scholarship
his grades were bad
His car broke down
his mom forgot to sign for his financial statement
He was working on his theory
13
What computer language does Joy help create
Python
C++
Java
JavaScript
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Distorting our opponents view so that its easy to attack; thus we attack a nonexistent point.
appeals to emotion
ad hominem
straw person
ad populum
15
In the 10,000 rule chapter what university did Bill Joy get his graduate degree?
University of California at Berkeley
Oxford University
Harvard University
University of Illinois
16
What team does Will McAvoy mention to deflect the moderator
New York Mets
New York Jets
New York Giants
New York Rangers
17
What is the name of the canadian hockey team that Gladwell examines?
Moncton Wildcats
Medicine Hat Tigers
Prince George Cougars
Halifax Mooseheads
18
What is the German city The Beatles played in before coming to the U.S.
Hamburg
Munich
Berlin
Frankfurt
19
What college did Bill Gates drop out off
Harvard
Stanford
Princeton
University of Washington
20
What Law firm did Joe Flom help found?
Skadden
Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill
Mudge Rose
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz
21
The Borgenichts were Polish immigrants that found their calling in what field
computers
golfing
corporate law
clothiers
22
An argument in which the conclusion is assumed in the reasoning
explaining by naming fallacy
begging the question
straw person
planning fallacy
23
Elon musk was having a friendly argument with Dennis Hassabis regarding what topic
artificial intelligence
electromagnetic bullet train
mission to mars
soul destroying traffic
24
the article about the tv show friends is really about
fake news
narcissm
bullying
protecting nerds
25
Who developed the Stanford-Binet test
Stuart Wolf
Lewis Terman
Anders Ericcson
Oppenheimer
