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The ________ heuristic involves simplification of decisions by treating remotely probable outcomes as if they were impossible for all practical purposes.
 
  (a) elimination of aspect
  (b) all or nothing
  (c) anchoring with adjustment
  (d) stereotyping

Question 2

Some people might believe that critical thinking requires one to be cynical and judgmental about others. Based on your understanding of critical thinking explain why that would be a mistaken interpretation.
 
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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

Critical thinking skills enable us to seek truth with intellectual energy and with integrity. Respect for one another and civil discourse goes hand in hand with strong critical thinking. We can thoughtfully and fair-mindedly reject an idea without ridiculing or embarrassing the person who proposed it. And we can accept an idea from any source so long as the idea is well-supported with good reasons and solid evidence. Critical thinking is not about bashing what people believe just to show how clever we are. Nor is critical thinking about using our skills to defend beliefs that we know are untrue or decisions we know are poor. Critical thinking is skeptical without being cynical. It is open-minded without being wishy-washy. It is analytical without being nitpicky. Critical thinking can be decisive without being stubborn, evaluative without being judgmental, and forceful without being opinionated. Critical thinking is a process for reaching good conclusions. There are many examples of using strong reasoning, that is strong critical thinking, to reach constructive results, good decisions, and accurate judgments about what to believe or what to do.



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