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What is critical thinking?
What is critical thinking?
- The practice of blindly trusting observations and arguments
- The uncritical acceptance of available facts
- The application of rational, skeptical, and biased analyses
- The analysis of available facts, evidence, observations, and arguments (correct)
What does critical thinking presuppose?
What does critical thinking presuppose?
- Assent to low standards of excellence
- Blind acceptance of information
- Egocentrism and sociocentrism
- Assent to rigorous standards of excellence (correct)
Who indicated that the teachings of Socrates are the earliest records of critical thinking?
Who indicated that the teachings of Socrates are the earliest records of critical thinking?
- Plato (correct)
- Richard W. Paul
- Aristotle
- Socrates
Who mentioned that the mind of a critical thinker engages the person's intellectual abilities and personality traits?
Who mentioned that the mind of a critical thinker engages the person's intellectual abilities and personality traits?
In which period did Plato indicate that the teachings of Socrates are the earliest records of critical thinking?
In which period did Plato indicate that the teachings of Socrates are the earliest records of critical thinking?
In the classical period of Ancient Greece, who indicated that the teachings of Socrates are the earliest records of critical thinking?
In the classical period of Ancient Greece, who indicated that the teachings of Socrates are the earliest records of critical thinking?
Critical thinking involves the application of which of the following?
Critical thinking involves the application of which of the following?
According to Richard W. Paul, what traits does the mind of a critical thinker engage?
According to Richard W. Paul, what traits does the mind of a critical thinker engage?
What did Plato conclude about the ethical matter of Socrates escaping from prison?
What did Plato conclude about the ethical matter of Socrates escaping from prison?
What does critical thinking presuppose according to the text?
What does critical thinking presuppose according to the text?
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