A person is most likely averse to critical thinking when he or she ________

(a) approaches a challenging problem with confidence that he or she can think it through
(b) tries to think ahead and anticipate the consequences of various options
(c) reads widely and follows news reports just to learn new things
(d) makes snap judgments about problems without first thinking about how best to approach them


d

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What will be an ideal response?

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In an analogy, C. D. Broad compares those who are have extraordinary religious experience with

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