CRT Concepts
One definition of critical thinking is____________.
What is "the careful application of reason in the determination of whether a claim is true"?
The part of speech for judicious is________.
What is an adjective?
We can prove Columbus' claim was wrong because________.
What is he was mistaken about the circumference of the world (or scientists proved that the earth is not flat)?
Columbus could have fixed his argument by_________.
“My gut told me” means___________.
What is "I have a feeling about this"?
Another definition of critical thinking is___________.
What is "judicious reasoning about what to believe and, therefore, what to do"?
What is careful?
Some good reasons to consider NOT running at night may include_________.
Is the area known for crime, wild animals, dogs to worry about or getting lost?
Identify at least two alternatives for the runner.
What is run during the daytime or choose an indoor location? NOTE: Other reasonable alternatives will count!
"Common sense" means_____________.
What is "the ability to think and behave in a reasonable way and to make good decisions"?
Critical thinking is NOT__________.
What is criticizing (or making quick and unthinking judgment)?
The antonym for passive is___________.
What is active?
We should evaluate if our group member made a good argument about working separately by asking__________.
Do we agree with all the claims, and do those claims necessarily lead to his conclusion about how to handle the project?
What is negotiate which tasks each group member will complete? Note: Other reasonable alternative(s) will count!
"You’ve got your eye on it" means___________.
What is "to think about getting or intend to get something"?
A synonym for a claim___________.
What is an assertion or statement?
If a person is described as passive, it means_____________.
What is they are not participating or doing something?
What is the co-worker's email that offers an assessment with supported claims and evidence?
You can fix your attempt to impress the supervisor by_________.
What is take the time to do careful analysis? Note: Other reasonable alternative(s) will count!
"You’re on top of things" means____________.
What is "you are dealing with something successfully'?
The 4 things that critical thinking require___________.
What are 1) careful, intentional thinking also known as judiciousness; 2) the use of reason or logic; 3) judgment about beliefs; and 4) application to real world problems and issues?
The part of speech for complexity is___________, an synonym is _________, and an antonym is_________.
What is a noun, difficulty, and simplicity?
Evaluate one of the examples (Columbus, group member or job promotion) to explain the error(s) in the argument.
What is Columbus made serious geographical errors, the group member did not consider the professor's instructions/only used personal experience, or your email did not include data/research?
One of the examples (Columbus, group member or job promotion) has the most difficult error(s) to fix because_________.
What is the Columbus example because estimations are not proven facts?
Choose an adjective that can be used to describe one of the idioms. For example, "green-eyed monster" is an idiom that means somebody is jealous.
Answers will vary! Note: Only correct part of speech connected to idiom meaning will count!