Assessing the credibility of claims and the quality of arguments primarily engage which critical thinking skill?

(a) evaluation
(b) interpretation
(c) self-regulation
(d) explanation
(e) analysis


a

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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. A misdemeanor is a minor criminal offense punishable by less than one year in prison. Thus, petty theft is a

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Classify the following definition according to its use: to reduce vagueness, to introduce or explain a new or unusual word, to evoke an attitude about something, or to accomplish some other purpose."Now if we set about to find out what... [a] statement means and to determine whether to accept or reject it, we would be engaged in thinking which, for lack of a better term, we shall call critical thinking."-B. Othanel Smith

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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