Sophia asks probing questions, is interested in a variety of topics, and strives to learn more every day. Given this information, which positive critical thinking habit of mind does Sophia exhibit?
(a) open-mindedness
(b) inquisitiveness
(c) confidence in reasoning
(d) judiciousness
b
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Simple distinctions come all too easily. Frequently we open the way for later puzzlement by restricting the options we take to be available. So, for example, in contrasting science and religion, we often operate with a simple pair of categories. On one side there is science, proof, and certainty; on the other, religion, conjecture, and faith. (Philip Kitcher, Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism)This passage is made up of a(n) ________ and a(n) ________.
A. nonargument; illustration B. argument; conclusion: Simple distinctions come all too easily C. nonargument; conditional statement D. argument; conclusion: For example, in contrasting science and religion, we often operate with a simple pair of categories
According to David Chalmers, the “hard problem” in neuroscience is to explain the brain can
control behavior. discriminate among environmental stimuli. c. produce conscious awareness. d. all of the above.
Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. We are immersed in life. We breathe it in, we walk on it, we touch it. Each footstep on a fertile lawn or forest
mat will send tremors to trillions of bacteria, millions of algae, fungi, and protozoa, and hundreds of insects and worms. The skin on our bodies, when viewed microscopically, is a teeming matrix of tiny caverns filled with bacteria, viruses, and mites. So dense are the unseen life forms on our bodies that they form an almost complete shell about each of us. Gary S. Moore, Living with the Earth, 3rd ed. A) Argument; conclusion: Each footstep on a fertile lawn ... of insects and worms. B) Nonargument. C) Argument; conclusion: We breathe it in, we walk on it, we touch it. D) Argument; conclusion: We are immersed in life. E) Argument; conclusion: So dense are the unseen life forms ... about each of us.
Why did some Christians, such as the remarkable Christian ascetic women called ammas, live simply in caves in the Egyptian desert?
a. They had migrated from southern Africa. b. They were persecuted by the Romans. c. They were saints. d. They had little regard for things of this world.