In a 2006 TV Interview, the Actor Tom Cruise Criticized

question 32

Multiple Choice

In a 2006 TV interview, the actor Tom Cruise criticized psychiatrists, a position consistent with Scientology, for using harmful techniques such as shock therapy. Cruise maintained that he understood the problems with psychiatry because he had studied its history. Cruise concluded that the interviewer did not understand the dangers of psychiatry because the interviewer had not studied the history. Which kind of evidence was Cruise providing?

• A) An anecdote about himself
• B) A statement of authority made by himself
• C) A commonsense belief that he held
• D) Scientific evidence that he cited

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Definitions:

Syllogisms

A form of logical reasoning where a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises); each premise shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion.

Reasoning

Reasoning is the cognitive process of thinking about something in a logical, rational way, to form conclusions, judgments, or inferences.

System II Thinking

is a mode of thought characterized by more deliberate, conscious, and analytical reasoning, often involving complex judgments or problem-solving.

System I Thinking

A term in psychology that refers to the fast, automatic, intuitive approach of decision-making, as opposed to slow, deliberate, analytical thinking.