1. Select the ordered pair that best completes the following. "Most basically, critical thinking capability refers to possessing skills and ability to ___________________________, typically as part of a breaking it down process known as ____________________. (This can greatly extend beyond that and involve a great deal more. The best critical thinkers are able to do this to rigorous standards.)" 

1) to take facts and make connections, analysis     2) to take facts and make connections, synthesis 

3) to take facts and form  judgments, analysis      4) to take facts and form  judgments, synthesis 

5)  pass on information, values clarification 

2.  In justifying his or her behavior, the hypothetical person speaking in the Valuing Honesty, Learning theme description cites the importance of _________________________ 

1)  baffling not clarifying behavior                       2) Social Darwinism             3)  the Law of the Jungle 

4)    feedback                  5) all of the above 

3.   All of the following terms logically belong together except which?

1)  genes            2) memes                3) cultural evolution          4)  both sides-ism                  5) Universal Darwinism 

4.  All of the following are greatly valued by those who prefer the Valuing Honesty, Learning  theme and not valued by those who prefer the Spreading Disinformation / Tactical Deception except which one?  

1) facts                             2) critical thinking                   3) honesty                

4) winning the culture war                                 5) healthy worldviews  

5. In justifying his or her behavior, the hypothetical person speaking in the Spreading Disinformation / Tactical Deception theme description might most conceivably offer which of the following? 

1)  a human imperfection justification                       2) a machiavellian justification            3)  the Law of the Jungle 

4) essentially "everybody does it"                               5) all of the above 

6.   All of the following terms logically fit together except which one?   

1) wishful thinking                2) hypocrisy           3) disinformation                4) deceit                5) guilt  

7.  One might expect to find the phrase  "theoretical unit of cultural information" in a description of what term? 

1) value judgment          2) feedback               3) meme                   4)  gene               5)   delusion 

8. Those who fit into the Valuing Honesty, Learning camp and those who fit into the Spreading Disinformation camp would undoubtedly disagree as to whether spreading disinformation is ______________. 

1) love or hate          2) evil            3) theory or practice             4) testable              5)  baffling 

9.  Which of the following associations is inappropriate or wrong? 

1) disinformation / false information knowingly spread to deceive        2) nature vs. nurture / genes vs. learning 

3) anti-social media --Protection from Online Falsehood bills / typically supported by various human rights groups

4) Culture / information capable of shaping behavior that individuals acquire from teaching, imitation, etc. 

5) false balance / presenting  both sides of issues even when one of the sides has no real evidence to support it 

10.  Which of the following offers the quickest way to spread disinformation to a large number of people?  

1) use of Internet news search boxes        2)  use of reality generating mechanisms                3) use of social media 

4) using professional journalists         5) using means testing 

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