#1
What is the first step in evaluating the credibility of an online source?
Check the publication date
Look at the website design
Count the number of ads on the page
Read user reviews
#2
When evaluating the reliability of information, what does the CRAAP Test assess?
Creativity
Currency
Communication
Criticality
#3
What is the Dunning-Kruger effect in critical thinking?
Overestimating one's own abilities and knowledge
Underestimating others' opinions
Ignoring evidence
Being overly critical
#4
What is the principle of charity in critical thinking?
Donating to charitable organizations
Assuming the best possible interpretation of an argument
Avoiding charitable activities
Ignoring charitable causes
#5
What is the purpose of a control group in a scientific experiment?
To provide a standard for comparison
To manipulate the independent variable
To ensure the experiment is conducted quickly
To analyze the results
#6
Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
Textbook
Interview transcript
Online article
Blog post
#7
What is the significance of correlation in critical thinking?
It implies causation
It indicates a statistical relationship
It always proves a hypothesis
It is irrelevant in critical thinking
#8
In critical thinking, what does the term 'inference' refer to?
A guess based on intuition
A fact
A logical deduction based on evidence
A random assumption
#9
Which fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making the argument rather than addressing the argument itself?
Strawman fallacy
Ad hominem fallacy
Appeal to authority fallacy
False analogy fallacy
#10
When evaluating statistical information, what does the term 'confidence interval' represent?
The range within which the true value is likely to fall
The margin of error
The maximum value of the data
The average value of the data
#11
Which cognitive bias involves giving more weight to the first information encountered?
Confirmation bias
Anchoring bias
Hindsight bias
Availability bias
#12
What is the purpose of Occam's Razor in critical thinking?
To complicate explanations
To choose the most simple explanation
To favor complex theories
To ignore evidence
#13
What is the primary goal of Socratic questioning in critical thinking?
To provide answers
To stimulate critical thinking and illuminate ideas
To enforce a specific viewpoint
To discourage questioning
#14
In the context of evaluating information, what does the term 'bias' refer to?
A subjective viewpoint that does not impact information
A systematic error in thinking or processing information
An objective perspective
An unbiased source
#15
In the context of logical fallacies, what does the 'slippery slope' fallacy involve?
Arguing that a specific event is inevitable and will lead to a chain of negative events
Misleading by presenting a weak version of the argument
Using irrelevant information to divert attention
Appealing to popular opinion