Chapter 7 Review

When brainstorming, we're generally using what type of thinking?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Critical

• Logical

When kind of thinking is most closely associated with a process that narrows down a set of solutions based on logic and evidence?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Critical

• Creative

What kind of thinking is associated with making judgements based on available information?

• Divergent

• Convergent

• Critical

• Creative

True or False: According to Bloom's, Level 1 questions are the most complex.

• True

• False

True or False: According to Bloom's, assignments requiring that we create something new involve the most complex thinking processes.

• True

• False

Creating a distorted version of an opponent's argument and pretending there's no difference is called creating a ___________.

• red herring

• straw man

• fallacy

Saying something unrelated to distract an opponent in an argument is referred to as a ___________.

• red herring

• straw man

• fallacy

False or mistaken ideas resulting from faulty reasoning are called ______.

• assumptions

• straw men

• red herrings

• fallacies

Which of the following describes cognitive dissonance?

• changing our beliefs to get along better with our friends

• getting distracted by a red herring in an argument

• feeling overwhelmed by a complex project

• the unease we feel when something is inconsistent with our beliefs

A person is a _________ when they argue for or against something even though they do not personally agree with the argument they are making.

• Straw Man

• Devil's Advocate

• Red Herring

• Fallacy