Quiz 5

A  Wikipedia

B  a personal website

C  a U.S. government website

D  an online newspaper

A  people are lazy and like to take the easy way out

B  people are trying to get a good grade

C  people do not know how to cite their sources

D  people get a thrill from taking risks

A  it contains supporting data and citations

B  it corresponds with other sources on the same issue

C  it considers competing viewpoints

D  it is written by a well-known author

A  books

B  periodicals

C  card catalogs

D  full text databases

A  optical illusions

B  “Optical illusions occur because the brain tries to provide closure, seeks order, and attempts to organize information based on past information.”

C  “Everything You Wanted to Know about Optical Illusions”

D  At the end of my speech, the audience will be aware of three reasons why optical illusions occur.

A  books

B  card catalogs

C  periodicals

D  full text databases

A  It may not be believed by skeptical audiences

B  It may reduce your credibility

C  It may take too long and distract from the point of the speech

D  It may make the audience too emotional

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  examining how the way we think may have an influence on the way we understand a message

B  being careful to save your strongest pieces of evidence until the end of the argument

C  making sure we give others time to express themselves

D  being careful not to speak until we are sure of our argument

A  implying; inferring

B  implying; implying

C  inferring; implying

D  inferring; inferring

A  is the speaker credible?

B  is the evidence from a valid credible source?

C  does the evidence say what the speaker says it does?

D  does contrary evidence exist?

A  critique

B  analyze

C  listen to

D  evaluate

A  when the person speaking is not very intelligent

B  a person has a hearing impediment

C  the message is emotionally charged

D  there are a number of people talking in the room

A  listening for an announcement to begin boarding a plane, and then deciding whether to get up and get in line

B  listening to a YouTube video about how to change the oil in your car, and then going to buy supplies

C  listening to a friend tell a story about her weekend and trying to determine if she is exaggerating

D  All are examples of critical thinking

E  listening to a server describe the dinner specials, and then deciding what to get