Principles of Critical Thinking Are to __________ as the Warning

question 97

Multiple Choice

Principles of critical thinking are to __________ as the warning signs of pseudoscience are to __________.

• A)exaggerated claims;ruling out rival hypotheses
• B)falsifiability;ad hoc immunizing
• C)lack of self-correction;overreliance on anecdotes
• D)connectivity;psychobabble

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Definitions:

Compound

A substance made up of two or more elements chemically bonded together.

Atomic

Relating to atoms, the basic units of matter that consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.

Truth-functional Compound

A compound statement whose truth value is determined by the truth values of its components.

Atomic Open Sentence

A basic, unquantified statement that contains variables and can be true or false depending on the values of these variables.