CJS 225 Wk 1 – Concept Check

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CJS 225 Wk 1 - Concept Check
CJS 225 Wk 1 – Concept Check
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CJS 225 Wk 1 – Concept Check

  1. Question 1

 

Which of the following is a subjective claim?

 

Staring at the sun will damage your eyes.

You shouldn’t buy that car because it is ugly.

On a baseball field, the center of the pitcher’s mound is 59 feet from home plate.

Pit vipers can strike a warm-blooded animal even when it is pitch dark.

  1. Question 2

 

Which of the following is an objective claim?

 

Sailing is the most soothing activity.

Yellow is the most pleasant color to look at.

Jason has a great sense of style.

Driving while drowsy is dangerous.

  1. Question 3

 

The first order of business when it comes to thinking critically about an issue is to:

 

Determine whether the issue is objective.

Determine exactly what the issue is.

Identify the premise of the issue.

Identify the conclusion of the issue.

  1. Question 4

 

Which of the following is true of cognitive biases?

Show answer choices c

  1. Question 5

 

The tendency to attach more weight to evidence that supports our viewpoint is known as:

 

Confirmation bias

Belief bias

Negativity bias

Availability bias

  1. Question 6

 

In an argument, the word “so” indicates:

 

A conclusion

A premise

Sometimes a conclusion and sometimes a premise

An assumption

  1. Question 7

 

For an argument to be sound, it must be:

 

Valid and strong

Deductive and strong

Valid and have true premises

Inductive and have true conclusions

  1. Question 8

 

If we know that a valid argument has true premises, then the argument:

 

Must be sound

Might be sound

Is strong

Might have a false conclusion

  1. Question 9

 

If we know that an argument is weak, then we know that the conclusion:

 

Is false

Is true

May or may not be true

  1. Question 10

 

What type of argument is the following statement: The baseball team has never lost a match in its home ground. I am pretty sure they will win this match, too.

 

Inductive

Deductive