Which One of the Following Is the Best Example of Critical

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is the best example of critical thinking as the textbook defines the term?

• A)Justin says to his friend Victor, "I think I can guess why you're feeling sad today."
• B)Lorenzo complains to his teacher, "When the textbook author talks about the importance of recycling, he doesn't explain how the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."
• C)Muriel asks her teacher, "Why do we have to start school so early in the morning? I have trouble thinking clearly before ten o'clock in the morning."
• D)Rachel mumbles to herself as she reads her history book, "Why does the year 1929 sound so familiar? Oh, yes, now I know.That's the year the stock market crashed."

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Definitions:

Nerve Fiber

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

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Neurological Gate

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