Which of the Following Statements Regarding Telecommuting Is Most Accurate

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding telecommuting is most accurate?

• A) Telecommuting is neither a cure-all nor a universally feasible alternative.
• B) Managers who use telecommuting place greater emphasis on the worker than the work.
• C) Many telecommuters have not felt a sense of social isolation as frequently predicted.
• D) Telecommuting does not have the potential to create sweatshops of the 21st century.

Recognize the necessary steps a critical thinker must take when encountering claims without basis or reasons.

Identify how strong critical thinkers treat claims standing alone and the relevance of context in evaluating such claims.

Understand the concept of self-contradictory claims and the ability to identify and analyze examples.

Recognize the strategies for examining claims absent any reasons, including assessing plausibility and possible motivations.

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Definitions:

Moral Treatment

A nineteenth-century approach to treating people with mental dysfunction that emphasized moral guidance and humane and respectful treatment.

Schizophrenia

A chronic and severe mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

State Mental Hospitals

Publicly funded psychiatric hospitals primarily responsible for treating individuals with severe mental health disorders, often when less restrictive settings are inadequate.

Mid-Twentieth Century

Pertains to the period around the middle of the 20th century, typically considered to span from the 1930s to the 1960s.