When reading a philosophy text, the following would be a question a good student would ask while reading:

Student Answer:

What do I need to know for the test?

Where are the answers to my questions?

How does this reading relate to the time-period in which it was written?

Why do I have to read this?

What am I going to eat for dinner? Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found from the “How to Study and Learn (Part One)” page found here: http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/critical-thinking-teaching-students-how-to-study-and-learn-part-one/513

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Question 2.
Question :
Paul and Elder claim that all reasoning:

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Question :
According to DuBois the color line is

Student Answer:

The difference between how whites and blacks were treated in the South

A line between the North and South

A boundary between white and black communities

All of the above

None of the above Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in “Of the Sons of Master and Man” by W.E.b. DuBois.

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Question 13.
Question :
When making inferences, it is important to:

Student Answer:

Infer things that extend beyond experience and evidence

Rationalize inferences that contradict one another

Identify assumptions that lead to the inferences

All of the above

None of the above Instructor Explanation:
The answer can be found in “The Analysis and Assessment of Thinking” [Paul and Elder Website] http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/the-analysis-amp-assessment-of-thinking/497

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Question 14.
Question :
Which of the following standards of thinking relates to how one can determine if the answer to the question answers the complexity of the question?

Student Answer:

Clarity

Relevance

Depth

Accuracy

Fairness Instructor Explanation:
The answer