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1

What are aspects of sorting and weighing evidence? Circle all that apply.
A)Clarify What Is Relevant in Light of The Set of Criteria.
B)Sift Relevant from Irrelevant Information.
C)Sift the inferences from the conclusions.
D)Weigh Strengths and Weaknesses.
E)Weigh the fallacies of reasoning.
2

What is the context of discovery?
A)The framework within which the proof or argument and its evidence will be assessed or justified
B)The framework within which the problem is named and how evidence will be sought and weighed.
C)The framework within which assumptions are set out.
D)The framework within which testimony is gathered.
E)None of the above.
3

Who is Sandra Harding?
A)A psychologist who first set out the stages of the problem solving model.
B)A scientist who was involved in early AIDS research.
C)A philosopher who set out the contexts of justification and discovery.
D)A philosopher who set out the stages of writing for the LSAT.
E)None of the above.
4

What is not one of the steps of the Problem-Solving model?
A)Define the problem.
B)Set criteria and standards.
C)Undertake statistical studies.
D)Sort and weigh evidence
E)Set criteria of evaluation.
F)Form a hypothesis.
5

When sorting and weighing evidence, what steps are necessary? Circle all that apply:
A)Clarify the profession of the researcher or scientist.
B)Clarify what is relevant in light of the criteria.
C)Sift relevant from irrelevant information.
D)Discard any questionable or minor evidence.
E)Weigh strengths and weaknesses.
6

How might the use of analogy be helpful in problem solving?
A)The use of an analogy often clarifies both the case at hand and the possible solutions.
B)The use of an analogy often clarifies other deductive arguments.
C)The use of an analogy often clarifies other kinds of fallacies.
D)The use of an analogy often clarifies other types of statistical reasoning.
E)None of the above.
7

What does the process of elimination entail?
A)By a process of elimination all unreasonable alternatives are itemized.
B)By a process of elimination all minor details are removed so we can focus on the main issues.
C)By a process of elimination all major details are removed so we can focus on the details.
D)By a process of elimination all reasonable alternatives are removed, leaving only one as the solution.
E)By a process of elimination all false claims are pulled out so we can focus on the truth.
8

What distinguishes a dialogical question?
A)It is an artistic work in the form of a play.
B)It is a question about filmscripts.
C)It brings together potentially divergent areas or thinkers and see connections—and do so in the form of a dialogue.
D)It brings together questions about satanic worship or the devil.
E)It is a question about historical conversations.
9

What type of question is this: "How do political texts differ from texts in anthropology?
A)Recall.
B)Analogical.
C)Statistical.
D)Application
E)Persuasive.
10

Why type of question is this: "Could a good forgery be a work of art?"
A)Recall.
B)Hypothetical.
C)Evaluative.
D)Application.
E)Value.
11

What does meta-cognition refer to?
A)Thinking about metaphysics.
B)Thinking about psychology.
C)Thinking about scientific evidence.
D)Thinking about one's own memories.
E)Thinking about one's own thinking process.
12

Why do good writers say "Don't flog a dead horse"?
A)Know when to stop.
B)Know when to start.
C)Know when to take breaks.
D)Know when more drafts are advisable.
E)Know when your paper is worthless.
13

When someone tells a tangential story or "goes off on a tangent" what are they doing?
A)They are getting sidetracked by an anecdote or a discussion of little value to the topic at hand.
B)They are citing relevant examples.
C)They are expanding on a key point.
D)They are going into the fine details of a definition.
E)They are going into background statistics tied to the issue.





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