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