136 Unit 4 Applied critical thinking
photograph was conclusive evidence that a
crime was being committed. On the other
hand there is enough detail in the picture
to raise suspicions. Assuming that this
was a genuine action-shot, and not posed,
consider these four possible accounts of
what is happening in the photograph:A The person on the left of the picture
is snatching a bag from the shoulder
of the other, and is about to run off
with it.
B The person on the left is attempting
to take something out of the bag.
C The person on the left has
accidentally made contact with the
person on the right.
D The two people in the picture are
friends walking together by a lake or
river.
Then either decide which of the above
explanations can most safely be inferred,
or if you think none of the above is a safe
inference, suggest one that is.
Write a short justification for your
conclusion, based on clues you can find
in the picture. (For convenience call the
person on the left of the picture ‘L’, and
the one on the right ‘R’.)
3 ‘It is believed in many countries around
the world, including the UK, that there is a
damaging “compensation culture”.’
How much support is there for this
belief in Docs 2–4? Your response should
take the form of a short written essay.Answers and comments are on page 323.1 Based on the discussions you have had
and the commentaries you have read, write
a short answer to each of the following
questions. (These are good preparation
for some of the questions in Cambridge
Thinking Skills Papers 2 and 4.)
a Does advertising, especially on daytime
television, encourage people to make
dishonest claims for personal injury?
b Does the statistical information in Doc
4 on page 134 contradict the view that
claims for personal injury are on the
increase?
2 How much can be inferred, reliably, from a
photograph such as the one here?Without some background information
it would be unsafe to say that thisEnd-of-chapter assignments