Critics of President Bush's environmental policies accused him of willfully distorting the intended meaning of scientific reports and testimony. If so, he was guilty of which of the following violations of ethical information use?
a. the myth of the mean
b. false analogy
c. quoting out of context
d. presenting only one point of view
c
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A(n) __________ is the "middle value" in your set of
numbers after you have placed them in increasing order. a. inference b. median c. mean d. mode
During the late sixties and early seventies, it was common to see bumper stickers that said, "America: Love It or Leave It!" This sentiment reflects the language barrier of __________.
A. polarization B. bypassing C. static evaluation D. fact-inference confusion
The pupil of the eye contracts when we look at someone we find attractive.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Focusing on one issue will improve your critical thinking abilities. 2. As a critical thinker, assessing information matters more than gathering information. 3. When covering a contentious issue, it is more important that you give equal coverage to both sides of the issue than to think analytically about why the story matters. 4. A well-written story should require readers to do more research on the topic. 5. The best questions will make the journalist, and thus the reader, more informed about a topic.