CRt 2 week 2 class 2

CRT 1

100

How many Becoming a Better Critical Thinker ?

8

200

Social Media, including Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Word Press, LinkedIn, YouTube, Yelp, and MOOC's provides opportunities to develop critical thinking skills. 

True or false 

True

300

What are the 2 formulas for Internal Barriers? and what do they mean?

E > R =BO

“E” (Emotions) over “R” (Reason) leads to BO (Bad Outcomes)

R > E =GO

“R” (Reason) over “E” (Emotions) leads to GO (Good Outcomes)

400

What is the anagram for External barriers? and tell what they stand for!

(FFTM)

oFamily

oFriends

oTeachers

oMedia 

500

Dr. Ridel describes the "Puppeteer Theory" as a puppeteer who manipulates a dummy through a series of strings and that the Puppeteer represents society. He also says the "dummy" represents you, me, or anyone who lacks critical thinking skills.  True or False

True

Who is This?

100

The Rock

200

John F Kennedy

300

Howie

400

Dom Deluise

500

Magic Johnson

CRT 2

100

Critical thinking is a continuous process of evaluating information, formulating opinions based on facts,and applying learning to effectively solve problems and make sound decisions

T/F

TRUE

200

YOU have the chance to modify internal and external barriers to critical thinking.

  True or False

True

300

Dr. Ridel identifies three potential "Knights in Shining Armor" that might keep misinformation and uninformed, disingenous messengers at bay (away). These include: 

a  LinkedIn, Facebook, Snapchat 

b  Twitter, Facebook, Google+ 

c  Traditional Media, Government, Social Media 

d  TV, Facebook, World News

c  Traditional Media, Government, Social Media

400

What are Internal Barriers to Critical Thinking? and tell what they stand for?

RESB

oRationalizing 

oEmotions 

oStubbornness

oBiases 

500

Critical thinking is: 

a  The purveyor of bad news. 

 b A creative approach to writing an essay. 

c  A continuous process of evaluating information, formulating opinions based on facts, and applying learning to effectively solve problems  and make sound decisions. 

d  Non Credible messengers who are stretching the truth.

c  A continuous process of evaluating information, formulating opinions based on facts, and applying learning to effectively solve problems  and make sound decisions.

Riddles

100

What is harder to catch the faster you run?

YOUR BREATH

200

What is never hungry during Thanksgiving?

A STUFFED TURKEY

300

I am very heavy but backwards I'm NOT

TON

400

What word starts with E and ends with E but only has one letter in it?

An envelope

500

You can carry it everywhere you go, and it does not get heavy. What is it?

Your name

Dog Days of Summer

100

Why are dog noses wet?

To help them smell better - wet noses attract scent molecules better.

200

What color families can dogs see?  

Black and white, blues and yellows. Dogs are essentially colorblind. They cannot see the difference between red and green.

300

Why do dogs curl up when they sleep?

To Protect their internal organs

400

Who is faster, a Cheetah or a Greyhound?

A Greyhound

500

Do dogs dream like people?

YES!

Researchers found that dogs have similar sleep patterns and brain activity as humans, and that small breeds tend to dream more than large ones. Psychology Today suggests they’re probably imagining familiar activities like playing outside or chasing their tail.