You want to buy a new car and have been gathering information about various makes and models. Your main concerns are initial price, reliability, safety, and economy. Which types of information will be most useful to you during the analyses phase of critical thinking?
A. Brochures and handouts from the manufacturers
B. Customer testimonials that explain why they like the make and model of car they drive
C. Commercials and advertisements for the cars
D. Articles in magazines that publish objective and fact-based reviews of the new car models
Answer: D
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which answer is incorrect?
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a. biological make-up b. some type of organic dysfunction inherent in the individual c. genetics d. all of the above
. A key objective of the literature review is to ______.
A. describe how scientists develop questions B. develop new ideas that can be converted into a hypothesis C. use appropriate statistical software to analysis large data sets D. primarily review research that has not yet been published