Semester 1 Review

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How could Alex overcome his confirmation bias regarding organic food?

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Consider evidence both supporting and challenging his belief.

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What is the conflict of interest in the scenario where a food critic reviews a restaurant owned by his sister, gives it a five-star rating, doesn't disclose his relationship, and criticizes competing restaurants harshly?

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The critic is related to the restaurant owner.

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How should a food critic handle the situation of reviewing a restaurant owned by his sister ethically? Options: Give his sister's restaurant an excellent review, Disclose the relationship and decline to review the restaurant, Only review the food, not the service, Use a fake name when writing the review

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Disclose the relationship and decline to review the restaurant

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During a school debate about climate change, which statement is a baseless speculation? The temperature increase data, The underground living prediction, The fact that the neighbor has an opinion, The time period mentioned

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The underground living prediction

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How can you identify a conjecture?

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It makes claims without supporting evidence.

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Which type of evidence is typically strongest in a scientific argument? Options: Personal anecdotes, Peer-reviewed research data, Popular opinion, Individual observations

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Peer-reviewed research data

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When evaluating evidence about a new medical treatment, which is most reliable? A celebrity's endorsement, One person's success story, Multiple clinical trials, A viral social media post

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Multiple clinical trials

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Which source would be most reliable for current scientific information? Options: A peer-reviewed scientific journal, A random blog post, A social media influencer, An anonymous online forum

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A peer-reviewed scientific journal

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What makes data effective in supporting an argument?

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It's recent and relevant to the topic

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Which best describes a limitation of survey data?

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It may reflect only certain populations