Understanding Value Conflicts: Assumptions, Beliefs, and Shared Ideals

1. Chapter 5 What are the Value Conflicts?

2. 10 1. An unstated belief that supports the explicit reasoning of an argument is a(n) • prejudice • assumption • gimmick

3. 10 2. Assumptions are not • usually hidden or unstated • taken for granted • unimportant in determining the conclusion

4. 15 3. Critical thinkers highly value the following: • autonomy, curiosity, and reasonableness • autonomy, criticism, and debate • anonymity, curiosity, and reality

5. 10 4. In a prescriptive argument, • value assumptions are rarely added • value assumptions are usually explicitly stated • value assumptions are always known by the author • none of the above

6. 20 5. Values are the __________ ideas that people see as ________, and provide standards of _______ to be measured. • stated, important, morality • individual, personal, behavior • unstated, worthwhile, conduct

7. 10 6. Values are commonly shared by many but raise conflict because of • the desire of people to argue • relative intensity and context of argument • preferences and priorities • both b and c

8. 10 7. Which typical value conflict is involved in this controversy: Should motorcycle helmets be required by law? • individual vs. societal responsibility • competition vs. cooperation • loyalty vs. honesty

9. 10 8. If your value preferences match those of the author, you are more likely to reject the author’s conclusion. • True • False

10. 10 9. In checking the author’s background to identify value assumptions, you must guard against • stereotyping • presuming identical thinking of group members • misleading generalities • all of the above

11. 10 10. Is it possible for people to have the same value assumptions, yet disagree about the likelihood or magnitude of the consequences? • Yes • No