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Inclusion, Ethics, and Critical Thinking MCQ

1. Implicit statements are often present in an argument due to the _____________ of the situation.

Identity

Context

Goals

Time

Answer

Correct Answer: Context

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2. A person who is a __________ type makes decisions through logical, rational analysis.

Perceiving

Sensing

Thinking

Feeling

Answer

Correct Answer: Thinking

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3. Critical thinking means making judgments based on ________.

Emotion.

Keeping a closed mind.

Reason and logical evaluation.

Authority and expertise

Answer

Correct Answer: Reason and logical evaluation.

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4. When we describe someone as ""critical"" we usually mean they have a(n) ________ orientation.

Positive

Negative

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Negative

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5. When listening to people debating a topic, a critical thinker should ignore _________.

Critical thinking skills are never used selfishly.

Critical thinking skills can just as easily be selfish as fair-minded

If they are dressed in a professional manner

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: If they are dressed in a professional manner

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6. When two ideas are used to prove each other, we call this ________ reasoning.

Supporting Evidence

Circular reasoning

Compare and Contrast

Cause and Effect

Answer

Correct Answer: Circular reasoning

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7. ______ communication is reflective not only of your best interests, but also the best interests of others.

Diverse

Critical

Inclusive

Ethical

Answer

Correct Answer: Ethical

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8. Critical thinkers are those who ______.

Question every word from a speaker

Need additional time to make a decision

Do not accept information without weighing its value

Are usually suspicious of new information

Answer

Correct Answer: Do not accept information without weighing its value

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9. Cultural identity defines the ______.

Decisions you make based on your family

Position you adopt within your group

People in your neighborhood

Beliefs, values, and roles acquired through interacting with members of our cultural group

Answer

Correct Answer: Beliefs, values, and roles acquired through interacting with members of our cultural group

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10. Changing demographics that affect our social and cultural landscape will eventually have an influence on the speech topics you select.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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11. Culture is the system of knowledge, beliefs, values, attitudes, behaviors, and artifacts that we learn, accept, and use in daily life.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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12. North Americans are often uncomfortable addressing an issue directly using high-context communication.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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13. Speakers from Asian countries tend to speak directly on an issue, reflecting low-context communication.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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14. A marginalized group is ______.

A group of people who think outside the lines

Those who live in a different voting district

The under-30 group

A group whose members feel like outsiders

Answer

Correct Answer: A group whose members feel like outsiders

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15. An effective speaker who is sensitive to cultural differences ______.

Will not always be concerned with audience differences

Will be mindful not to offend audience members of different backgrounds

Will assume audience members are not that sensitive

Will think that audience members will think the speaker doesn’t know any better

Answer

Correct Answer: Will be mindful not to offend audience members of different backgrounds

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16. A speaker’s ability to recognize and value differences is known as Cultural Diversity.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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17. To deliberately or accidentally claim another’s word as your own is known as ethnocentrism

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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18. A deliberate lie; a distortion of the facts is known as

Covert Lie

Error

Omission

Overt Lie

Answer

Correct Answer: Overt Lie

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19. A group whose members feel like outsiders is known as Marginalized group

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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20. Communication that is direct and addresses issues head-on is known as

Non-verbal communication

Low - context communication

Visual communication

Verbal communication

Answer

Correct Answer: Low - context communication

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21. High-Context Communication is a communication that avoids confrontation; communication that relies on _____ messages

Direct

Verbal

Indirect

Visional

Answer

Correct Answer: Indirect

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22. An exploration of how values distinguish actions; a society’s notions about the rightness and wrongness of ____ is called ethics

Actions

Behaviour

Deeds

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Behaviour

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23. Speech that involves the responsible handling of information and an awareness of the outcomes or consequences of a speech is known as ethical speechmaking

Summary

Main points

Central idea

Consequences

Answer

Correct Answer: Consequences

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24. Communication that presents ideas fairly; the revealing of information receivers need to assess both the _______ critically is called ethical communication

Speakers

Message

Both of the above

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Both of the above

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25. The system of knowledge, beliefs, values, attitudes, behavior, and artifacts that the members of a society learn, accept, and use in daily life is known as cultural diversity

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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26. The internalization of culturally appropriate beliefs, values, and roles acquired through interacting with members of a cultural group; a product of individual membership is known as cultural identity

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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27. The recognition and valuing of _____ is known as cultural diversity

Similarly

Difference

Communication

Comparison

Answer

Correct Answer: Difference

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28. The process of arriving at a judgment only after an honest evaluation of alternatives; the exhibiting of careful and deliberate evaluation of a claim is known as

Creativity

Critical Thinking

Divergent thinking

Convergent thinking

Answer

Correct Answer: Critical Thinking

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29. Overt Lie is designed to conceal sensitive information

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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30. A group of people who share a culture outside of the dominant culture is called

Individual culture

Co-Culture

Functional culture

Organizational culture

Answer

Correct Answer: Co-Culture

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