Why is bias often considered a flaw in an argument?
A. Bias is often based on one viewpoint and does not acknowledge the existence of other viewpoints.
B. Arguments that lack bias are considered incomplete.
C. Bias is based on experiments and evidence.
D. Using bias is an essential tool in building a strong argument.
Answer: A
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Which of the following statements is true of the American Federation of Teachers?
A) It restricts the movement of teachers from one state to another. B) It decides which teacher candidates can become certified teachers. C) It provides a network of support for teachers. D) It is mandatory for all teachers to apply for membership to the organization.
What is the most serious result of glorifying biographical subjects, avoiding any of their
weaknesses, mistakes, and flaws? a. It discourages children from trying to be great because they cannot possible be as great as the biographical subjects. b. It gives children a distorted, rather than a realistic model of the contributions people have made and can make. c. It gives children a false view of history. d. It diminishes the value and importance of the contributions of people children know who have flaws.
The major assumption of Gestalt psychology is that
a. learners respond to meaningful wholes. b. perception is the only learning process. c. problem solving is essential to learning. d. simplicity of elements is essential to learning.
A research study has a design with two groups receiving a pretest, one of which receives treatment and two groups who are not pretested, one of which receives treatment. This design is called a
a. counterbalanced design.
c. Solomon design.
b. multiple group pretest-posttest design.
d. 2 2 factorial design.