Question 1
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Match the explanation
with the appropriate Key Term.
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Question
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Correct Match
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Selected Match
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Critical
thinking
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E.
The art of
thinking about one’s thinking with the goal of improving thinking
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E.
The art of
thinking about one’s thinking with the goal of improving thinking
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Lower order
thinking
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G.
The tendency
to rely on unreflective intuition that is largely self-serving and
self-deceived
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G.
The tendency
to rely on unreflective intuition that is largely self-serving and
self-deceived
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Intellectual
arrogance
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I.
The tendency
of the human mind to think that it knows more than it does, or that is in
possession of the TRUTH
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I.
The tendency
of the human mind to think that it knows more than it does, or that is in
possession of the TRUTH
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Intellectual
humility
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J.
Awareness of
the limits of human knowledge and a special focus on being aware of
situations in which one is likely to be self-deceived due to native
egocentrism
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J.
Awareness of
the limits of human knowledge and a special focus on being aware of
situations in which one is likely to be self-deceived due to native
egocentrism
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Intellectual
courage
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O.
The
willingness to face ideas and positions on issues that directly threaten
our own ideas and beliefs
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O.
The willingness
to face ideas and positions on issues that directly threaten our own
ideas and beliefs
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Intellectual
cowardice
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H.
The fear of
considering ideas that do not match our own
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H.
The fear of
considering ideas that do not match our own
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Intellectual
self-centeredness
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L.
The tendency
to ignore other people’s ideas, thoughts, and feelings because their
ideas do not address that in which one is interested
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L.
The tendency
to ignore other people’s ideas, thoughts, and feelings because their
ideas do not address that in which one is interested
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Intellectual
integrity
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K.
Striving to
create disciplined thinking as well as holding oneself to the same
standards that one holds others to
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K.
Striving to
create disciplined thinking as well as holding oneself to the same standards
that one holds others to
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Intellectual
hypocrisy
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F.
The failure to
hold oneself to the same intellectual standards that one holds others to
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F.
The failure to
hold oneself to the same intellectual standards that one holds others to
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Intellectual
perseverance
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C.
The ability to
push on in the face of intellectual adversity in order to understand more
about the truth of an issue or idea
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C.
The ability to
push on in the face of intellectual adversity in order to understand more
about the truth of an issue or idea
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Intellectual
laziness
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B.
The tendency
to give up the search for truth or understanding when difficult
circumstances arise
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B.
The tendency
to give up the search for truth or understanding when difficult
circumstances arise
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Intellectual
confidence in reason
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N.
The tendency
to think that the world is a better place when people learn to think for
themselves, when they draw reasonable conclusions, and when they think
logically
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N.
The tendency
to think that the world is a better place when people learn to think for
themselves, when they draw reasonable conclusions, and when they think
logically
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Intellectual
distrust of reason
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M.
The tendency
to feel threatened by logical thinking and scientific explanation, often
the result of fear or the pain involved in analyzing one’s beliefs
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M.
The tendency
to feel threatened by logical thinking and scientific explanation, often
the result of fear or the pain involved in analyzing one’s beliefs
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Intellectual
autonomy
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A.
Thinking for
oneself rather than uncritically accepting the views of others
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A.
Thinking for
oneself rather than uncritically accepting the views of others
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Intellectual
conformity
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D.
The tendency
to passively accept the views of others and agree with mass positions on
issues
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D.
The tendency
to passively accept the views of others and agree with mass positions on
issues
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Question 2
Assess what it means to develop good habits of thought through hard
work. Your response should be at least 200 words in length
Question 3
Define critical thinking, and contrast this definition with the
ways that humans naturally think. Explain at least two ways that you could
become a better critic of your own thinking. Your response should be at least
200 words in length
As you journey through this unit, and are honing in on your
critical thinking skills, you might have recognized the information regarding
the Game Plan. To help in your critical thinking process, the Game Plan,
located on pages 38-42 in your textbook, consisting of 10 strategies, was
created to help assist you in making critical decisions. One of the 10, Keep an
Intellectual Journal, will be the main focus of this assignment, however, other
strategies will be included.
Throughout the week you are to keep a journal. Within this journal,
list at least three situations that have occurred during the week that are
emotionally significant to you (meaning things you deeply care about).
From your list, accomplish the following, while keeping each
situation separate from the rest:
1. Describe
each situation and explain why each was important to you.
2. Describe
how you behaved, with precise details, in each situation.
3. Formulate
at least two questions that ask what was going on during the situation, and
explain your answer to each question as a means of self-assessment.
4. Of
the nine strategies remaining, remember you are keeping an intellectual
journal, choose two and explain how using them will help you in decision making
to solve each situation you listed.
Your journal needs to be a minimum of two pages in length, double
spaced, and typed using 12-point Times New Roman font. All sources used,
including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material
must have accompanying APA citations.
Unit III Assessment
2 out of 2 points
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After one is dragged out of the cave, the last thing that one
sees is __________.
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Selected
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the sun
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Correct Answer:
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the sun
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2 out of 2 points
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According to Plato, what would the people in the cave do to the
person who had been outside the cave after this person returned to the cave?
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Selected
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Try to kill him
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Correct Answer:
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Try to kill him
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2 out of 2 points
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According to Plato, the sun outside the cave is __________.
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Selected
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the form of the
good
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Correct Answer:
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the form of the
good
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2 out of 2 points
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According to Plato, how do humans find themselves initially in
the cave?
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Selected
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Shackled to
their seats
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Correct Answer:
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Shackled to
their seats
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2 out of 2 points
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What are the humans looking at in their initial position?
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Selected
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Shadows
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Correct Answer:
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Shadows
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20 out of 20 points
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Match the
explanation with the appropriate Key Term
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Correct Match
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Selected Match
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Purpose
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F.
The goal of
objective of thinking
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F.
The goal of
objective of thinking
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Information
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D.
Data, facts,
and observations that are used by human reason to understand its reality
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D.
Data, facts,
and observations that are used by human reason to understand its reality
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Point of
view
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G.
The frame of
reference, perspective, or worldview that underlies one’s reasoning
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G.
The frame of
reference, perspective, or worldview that underlies one’s reasoning
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Assumptions
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J.
Those things
that humans take for granted based on their past experiential knowledge
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J.
Those things
that humans take for granted based on their past experiential knowledge
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Concepts
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A.
General
categories or ideas that humans use to interpret and classify the
information that comes into their thinking
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A.
General
categories or ideas that humans use to interpret and classify the
information that comes into their thinking
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Breadth
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I.
Thinking that
demonstrates consideration of alternative points of view
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I.
Thinking that
demonstrates consideration of alternative points of view
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Clarity
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E.
Gateway
intellectual standard that determines whether a statement is accurate or
relevant
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E.
Gateway
intellectual standard that determines whether a statement is accurate or
relevant
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Logic
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H.
Combination of
thoughts that are mutually supporting and make sense in combination
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H.
Combination of
thoughts that are mutually supporting and make sense in combination
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Inference
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C.
A step of the
mind whereby someone concludes that something is true based on something
else being true or seeming to be true
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C.
A step of the
mind whereby someone concludes that something is true based on something
else being true or seeming to be true
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Intellectual
relativity
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B.
The idea that
nothing can be proven to be true
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B.
The idea that
nothing can be proven to be true
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Question 7
Define inference and assumption, and then explain the relationship
between the two. Provide two examples of inferences that you made from
assumptions that you have. Your response should be at least 75 words in length
Question 8
Describe two intellectual standards, and give examples of each from
your own life. Your response should be at least 75 words in length
Question 9
Describe the movement of the person in Plato’s allegory of the
cave. Be very specific about the various stages in this movement, and then
please explain how this allegory relates to at least two intellectual
standards. Your response should be at least 200 words in length
Unit IV PowerPoint
Presentation
Select and describe an important problem faced by society today
(e.g., income inequality, gun violence, online privacy).
Once you have selected your problem, be prepared to address the
following in your presentation:
1. Provide
your own analysis by asking—and answering—a relevant question from at least
three domains of thinking. Examples of these can be found on pages 139-140 of
your textbook.
2. In
your answers to the above questions, apply at least three intellectual
standards, and explain why the standards are important in this context (e.g.,
the elements of thought or reasoning that led you to this thinking). The eight
elements can be found beginning on page 62 of your textbook.
3. Explain
why each question you have selected is either a question of fact, preference,
or judgment. This information can be located on pages 126-127 of your textbook.
4. Finally,
in one paragraph, reflect on your analysis of the problem that you selected,
and describe how your consideration of this problem demonstrates deep learning.
This information can be located on pages 144-145 of your textbook.
To accomplish this, you must compose a 12 slide PowerPoint
presentation that meets the guidelines below. Your PowerPoint slides should be
arranged in the following manner:
Slide 1: The problem selected and your description of it.
Slides 2-5: Provide your own analysis by asking—and answering—a
relevant question from at least three domains of thinking.
Slides 6-8: Your three intellectual standards and explanation of
why they are important in this context.
Slides 9-11: Explain why each question is question of fact,
preference, or judgment.
Slide 12: Conclusion slide with your one paragraph that reflects on
your analysis and describes your consideration and learning of this problem.
You must also include a title and reference slide (that does not
count towards your total slides). Also, all sources used, including the
textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations in APA format
Unit V Assessment
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Match the
explanation with the appropriate Key Term.
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Correct Match
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Selected Match
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Characteristics
of the low-performing student
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B.
Limited and
superficial knowledge of the course material that fails to comprehend
basic principles and concepts
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B.
Limited and
superficial knowledge of the course material that fails to comprehend
basic principles and concepts
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Characteristics
of the mixed-quality student
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K.
Demonstrates
clear reasoning and problem solving, but only inconsistently. Often
resort to simple memorization of course material
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K.
Demonstrates
clear reasoning and problem solving, but only inconsistently. Often
resort to simple memorization of course material
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Characteristics
of the high-performing student
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D.
Consistently
demonstrates clear reasoning and problem solving but sometimes lacks
significant insight. Shows a commitment to critical thinking
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D.
Consistently
demonstrates clear reasoning and problem solving but sometimes lacks
significant insight. Shows a commitment to critical thinking
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Characteristics
of the exemplary student
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G.
Raises
important questions and uses language to reveal significant insight
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G.
Raises
important questions and uses language to reveal significant insight
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Assumptions of
science
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O.
There are laws
at work in the physical world that can be understood through systematic
experimentation and observation
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O.
There are laws
at work in the physical world that can be understood through systematic
experimentation and observation
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Point of view
of history
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C.
Looking at the
past as something that can be understood through study and interpretation
from many perspectives
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C.
Looking at the
past as something that can be understood through study and interpretation
from many perspectives
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Purpose of
business
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M.
Achieving
maximum profit with minimal expenditure
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M.
Achieving
maximum profit with minimal expenditure
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Inferences of
psychology
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H.
Judgements
about the function or dysfunction of human behavior
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H.
Judgements
about the function or dysfunction of human behavior
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Purpose of
philosophy
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I.
Living a
reflective and rational life
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I.
Living a
reflective and rational life
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Information of
sociology
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J.
Data about
human groups, including the characteristics they share and do not share
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J.
Data about
human groups, including the characteristics they share and do not share
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Assumptions of
biochemistry
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F.
The techniques
of chemistry are the most appropriate for the study of life at the
molecular level. Enzyme reactions are crucial for understanding life.
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F.
The techniques
of chemistry are the most appropriate for the study of life at the
molecular level. Enzyme reactions are crucial for understanding life.
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Implications
of biology
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A.
The knowledge
to understand, maintain, and protect forms of life.
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A.
The knowledge
to understand, maintain, and protect forms of life.
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Point of view
of ecology
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E.
Plants and
animals function in relationship with one action within their habitats.
They need to be in balance for the earth to be healthy and sustainable.
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E.
Plants and
animals function in relationship with one action within their habitats.
They need to be in balance for the earth to be healthy and sustainable.
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Concepts of
aerospace engineering
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N.
Newtonian
mechanics; conservation of mass, momentum and energy; aerodynamics;
propulsion
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N.
Newtonian
mechanics; conservation of mass, momentum and energy; aerodynamics;
propulsion
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Information of
electrical engineering
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L.
Experimental
and computational data, legacy designs, regulatory requirements, and
mission needs
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L.
Experimental
and computational data, legacy designs, regulatory requirements, and
mission needs
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Question 2
Describe the typical design of a college course and the outcomes
that result for students in these courses. In addition, describe a situation in
which you found yourself falling into this style of learning. Your response
should be at least 200 words in length
Question 3
Paul and Elder encourage students to redefine grades as levels of
thinking and learning. What do they mean by this? In your view, are grades
necessary or unnecessary for self-assessment? Provide an example from your own
experience to support your position. Your response should be at least 200 words
in length
Unit VI Essay
Provide an example from your own experience where you acted in
accordance with one or more of the patterns of irrational or unethical decision
making. Explain the egocentrism or sociocentrism, as well as any pathological
tendencies of mind, involved in your thought process. How could you have
applied the keys to sound decision making to approach the situation more
rationally?
If you prefer not to discuss your own decision-making experience,
you may instead discuss someone you know, a historical figure, or a fictional
character.
Your response should be at least two pages in length and should be
typed using 12-point Times New Roman font. All sources used, including the
textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations in APA format. The title and reference page do not count
towards the two-page minimum.
Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this
assignment is provided below.
Unit VII Assessment
4 out of 4 points
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Mass media producers have sympathies that distort their
objectivity. All of the following are groups to which the media are
sympathies EXCEPT the __________.
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Selected
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suffering
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Correct Answer:
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suffering
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4 out of 4 points
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In order to obtain information from a story that is filled with
propaganda, a person must do which of the following?
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Selected Answer:
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Analyze the
story with a clear understanding of the point of view that lies underneath
it.
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Correct Answer:
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Analyze the
story with a clear understanding of the point of view that lies underneath
it.
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4 out of 4 points
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In order to be economically successful, the stories in the news
media must do what?
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Selected
Answer:
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Sell the media
effectively
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Correct Answer:
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Sell the media
effectively
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0 out of 4 points
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Most people consider facts to be important when those facts
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Selected
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deal with people
from distant places who suffer.
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Correct Answer:
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affect their own
living conditions.
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4 out of 4 points
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When constructing a news story for an audience, those who create
the story are motivated by:
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Selected
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how to relate
the story to the beliefs of the audience.
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Correct Answer:
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how to relate
the story to the beliefs of the audience.
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20 out of 20 points
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Match the explanation with the appropriate Key Term
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Correct Match
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Selected Match
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Objectivity
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A.
Openness to
multiple points of view and the ability to question one’s own point of
view
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A.
Openness to
multiple points of view and the ability to question one’s own point of
view
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Intellectual
humility
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J.
Understanding
of one’s own ignorance
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J.
Understanding
of one’s own ignorance
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Fair-minded
thinking
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F.
Understanding
of the many-sidedness of an issue
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F.
Understanding
of the many-sidedness of an issue
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Sophistic
objectivity
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I.
The result of
studying multiple views with the overriding motivation to defend a
specific viewpoint
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I.
The result of
studying multiple views with the overriding motivation to defend a
specific viewpoint
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Propaganda
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D.
Widespread
dissemination of ideas to promote one’s own interests or harm another’s
interests
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D.
Widespread
dissemination of ideas to promote one’s own interests or harm another’s
interests
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Sensitivity to
advertisers
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E.
Reluctance of
news media to criticize their principal source or revenue
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E.
Reluctance of
news media to criticize their principal source or revenue
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Sensitivity to
government
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H.
Tendency of
news media to support the views of officials in power
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H.
Tendency of
news media to support the views of officials in power
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Sensitivity to
competitors
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C.
Bias of news
media toward following stories first reported by other outlets
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C.
Bias of news
media toward following stories first reported by other outlets
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Sensitivity to
powerful interests
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B.
Influence
exerted by economic, political, and religious organizations to shape
media coverage in their favor
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B.
Influence
exerted by economic, political, and religious organizations to shape
media coverage in their favor
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Critical
society
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G.
Civilization
that embraces critical thinking as a way of life
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G.
Civilization
that embraces critical thinking as a way of life
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Question 7
Describe a story that has recently been sensationalized, and
explain a key component of sensationalism that was part of the way the story
was presented. Your response should be at least 200 words in length
Question 8
Describe the prospects for establishing a “Critical Society” as
described by Graham Sumner. Your response should be at least 200 words in
length
Question 9
Identify and explain the steps that one must take to be a critical
consumer of the news, and describe a time where you failed to be a critical
consumer of the news. Your response should be at least 200 words in length
Unit VIII Reflection Paper
Provide an example of a possible confusion between theological
beliefs and ethical principles in a commonly-held religious belief system. Are
there practices within this faith that might be critiqued as unethical? How
should we apply the fundamentals of ethical reasoning in this case?
Your response should be at least two pages in length and should be
typed using 12-point Times New Roman font. You are required to use at least
your textbook and one scholarly article from any database within the CSU Online
Library as source material for your response. All sources used, including the
textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations in APA format. The title and reference page do not count
towards the two-page minimum.
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