Pierce College » Psychology » Psychology 66 - Introduction to Critical Thinking » Summer 2020

Question #1

What was the value conflict in the article on Texas college admissions?

A. Whether students should be admitted if they are in the top 10% of their graduating class regardless of other factors.

B. A conflict between athletic scholarships and music scholarships

C. Whether Texas transfer students should have priority over transfers from other states.

D. All of the above were faulty assumptions from the article.

Question #2

Enthymemes are syllogisms with a premise…

A. that is true

B. that is false.

C. directly stated rather than implied.

D. implied rather than directly stated.

Question #3

__________ involves finding truth by making observations.

A. Basic reasoning

B. Inductive reasoning

C. Classification

D. Denotation

E. Observation

Question #4

Assumptions are beliefs that are often stated.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE