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a quiz to test critical thinking knowledge #cre101
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This is a plausible alternative explanation that can explain why a certain outcome occured
assumption
rival causes
either or fallacy
reasons
2
What computer language does Joy help create
Python
Java
C++
JavaScript
3
What airline crashed into Mount Nimitz after taking off
Etihad
Air florida
Avianca
Korean Air
4
Why does Chris Langan lose his scholarship
his grades were bad
He was working on his theory
His car broke down
his mom forgot to sign for his financial statement
5
What is the name of the canadian hockey team that Gladwell examines?
Prince George Cougars
Moncton Wildcats
Medicine Hat Tigers
Halifax Mooseheads
6
Gladwell's analogy of how a tree in the forest grew the tallest because of good soil and
had more space
it was the strongest
no other trees blocked its sunlight
it had more seeds
7
What college did Bill Gates drop out off
Princeton
Stanford
University of Washington
Harvard
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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
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the unstated belief that is taken for granted and supports the explicit reasoning.
rival causes
assumption
conclusion
issue
10
the article about the tv show friends is really about
narcissm
protecting nerds
fake news
bullying
11
In the Newsroom video Will McAvoy says we lead in only 3 categories name one.
life expectancy
median household income
no. of incarcerated
literacy
12
in the beauty pays article, beauty affects who we marry, how much we earn, and...
to obtain a loan
who to vote
how much taxes to pay
to rent a car
13
In the 10,000 rule chapter what university did Bill Joy get his graduate degree?
University of California at Berkeley
Harvard University
University of Illinois
Oxford University
14
Who is the author of Power Distance Index
Laureano Caviedes
Suren Ratwatte
David Greenberg
Geert Hofstede
15
Elon musk was having a friendly argument with Dennis Hassabis regarding what topic
mission to mars
electromagnetic bullet train
artificial intelligence
soul destroying traffic
16
In the article we are raising a generation of deluded narcissists what media is not mentioned
Twitter
Facebook
instagram
xbox
17
The Borgenichts were Polish immigrants that found their calling in what field
corporate law
clothiers
golfing
computers
18
What team does Will McAvoy mention to deflect the moderator
New York Jets
New York Giants
New York Rangers
New York Mets
19
What Law firm did Joe Flom help found?
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz
Hamlin, Hamlin & McGill
Skadden
Mudge Rose
20
fallacy where a proposed step will set off a chain of undesirable events.
straw person
slippery slope
red herring
glittering generalities
21
What is the German city The Beatles played in before coming to the U.S.
Munich
Berlin
Frankfurt
Hamburg
22
In the article Does the Internet make you smarter? the internet grants us
more social media
more virus
more reality
more distractions
23
Who developed the Stanford-Binet test
Lewis Terman
Stuart Wolf
Anders Ericcson
Oppenheimer
24
An argument in which the conclusion is assumed in the reasoning
straw person
explaining by naming fallacy
planning fallacy
begging the question
25
In Ch 6 of Outliers in Harlan, Kentucky two of the founding families who started a feud were
Howards and Turners
Bakers and Howards
Hatfields and McCoys
Martins and Tollivers
