The process of carefully attending to spoken or written information in order to evaluate its validity is called ________.
A. the fallacy of dramatic instance
B. critical thinking
C. the fallacy of thinking
D. scientific methodology
Answer: B
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Regarding successes in fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic, all but which of the following are true?
a. Infection rates are down. b. The number of infected persons receiving treatment has increased. c. Death rates are down. d. The number of infected persons living longer has increased. e. Generalized epidemics within nations have all but disappeared.
Martin Luther, founder of the Lutheran church, used the printing press to spread religious information. Which of the following is TRUE of religious marketing today?
A. It is seen as a mark of secularization and not done by fundamentalist religious groups. B. It continues to be led by Lutheran groups. C. It is only used by Christian faith groups. D. It has encouraged modification of some aspects of faith to reach consumer demand.
Structural functionalists generally focus on how schools_____________.
a. produce value for society b. educate students in both intended and unintended ways c. further stratify society by social class d. construct interaction order in the classroom
Which theorist would be most interested in who controls the media, and the ways in which the dominant race and class minimizes the media presence of the lower classes and other races?
A. A conflict theorist B. A symbolic interactionist C. A cyberfeminist D. A functionalist