Английски език · 12 клас · Медиите и информацията

Критично мислене (Critical thinking)

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Which of these is a fact, not an opinion?
- А) Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria.
- Б) Sofia is the most beautiful city in Europe.
- В) Summer is the best season.
- Г) Football is more exciting than tennis.
A source that shows only one side of a story in order to influence people is ___.
- А) objective
- Б) neutral
- В) biased
- Г) balanced
Which is the most reliable source of information about a new medicine?
- А) An anonymous social media post
- Б) A celebrity's blog
- В) An advertisement for the medicine
- Г) A peer-reviewed medical journal
An 'echo chamber' online is a situation where people ___.
- А) hear sounds repeated many times
- Б) are not allowed to post comments
- В) mostly see opinions that match their own
- Г) read only printed newspapers
'Everyone is buying this phone, so it must be the best.' This argument is an example of ___.
- А) the bandwagon fallacy
- Б) a reliable statistic
- В) a scientific proof
- Г) a counter-argument
Which word means 'information that shows something is true'?
- А) rumour
- Б) gossip
- В) evidence
- Г) guess
Which question helps you evaluate a source?
- А) What colour is the website?
- Б) How long is the article?
- В) Who wrote it and why?
- Г) Is the font modern?
A photo that has been changed with software to show something false has been ___.
- А) manipulated
- Б) illustrated
- В) captured
- Г) printed
'Only 2 out of 100 people surveyed liked the product.' Which conclusion is justified?
- А) Nobody likes the product.
- Б) Everyone in the country hates the product.
- В) The product is dangerous.
- Г) Most people surveyed did not like the product.
Our tendency to believe information that supports what we already think is called ___.
- А) peer review
- Б) confirmation bias
- В) fair use
- Г) cross-checking
Which word means 'true and correct'?
- А) accurate
- Б) biased
- В) fake
- Г) rude
A person who believes things too easily, without evidence, is ___.
- А) sceptical
- Б) gullible
- В) critical
- Г) careful
When you ___ a source, you decide how reliable it is.
- А) ignore
- Б) copy
- В) evaluate
- Г) delete
A person whose views are trusted because they know a lot about a subject is a/an ___.
- А) beginner
- Б) stranger
- В) outsider
- Г) expert
Two things happening together does not prove that one causes the other. Correlation is not ___.
- А) causation
- Б) information
- В) evidence
- Г) opinion

Отговори

1. А) Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria. Фактът може да се провери; останалите изречения изразяват лична оценка.
2. В) biased Biased означава пристрастен, едностранчив.
3. Г) A peer-reviewed medical journal Рецензираните научни списания се проверяват от други експерти преди публикуване.
4. В) mostly see opinions that match their own В echo chamber човек вижда предимно мнения, които потвърждават неговите собствени.
5. А) the bandwagon fallacy Bandwagon fallacy: нещо е вярно или добро само защото много хора го правят или вярват в него.
6. В) evidence Evidence означава доказателство.
7. В) Who wrote it and why? Авторът и целта му показват дали източникът е надежден.
8. А) manipulated Manipulated означава подправен, променен с цел заблуда.
9. Г) Most people surveyed did not like the product. Изводът трябва да се отнася само до анкетираните и да следва от данните.
10. Б) confirmation bias Confirmation bias: склонност да приемаме информация, която потвърждава вече съществуващите ни възгледи.
11. А) accurate Accurate = точен, верен.
12. Б) gullible Gullible = лековерен; sceptical е обратното.
13. В) evaluate Evaluate = оценявам.
14. Г) expert Expert = експерт, специалист.
15. А) causation Корелацията (връзката) не доказва причина и следствие (causation).

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