Question

question 10 (2.5 points)
the famous newspaper journalist h. l. mencken once said, \to every complex question there is a simple answer—and it’s clever, neat, and wrong!\ what was mr. mencken referring to?

a) people seldom take the time to identify the problem.

b) many complex questions require complex answers.

c) most people are not critical thinkers.

d) people usually do a poor job of decision making.

question 11 (2.5 points)
writing down each step in the problem - solving method and answering questions in succession is not a suggested way to organize your thoughts.

Explanation:

Question 10

• Option a: The quote is not about identifying problems but about answers to complex questions, so a is incorrect.
• Option b: The quote says simple answers to complex questions are wrong, implying complex questions need complex answers, which matches.
• Option c: The quote doesn't relate to people being critical thinkers or not, so c is incorrect.
• Option d: The quote is about answers to questions, not decision - making, so d is incorrect.

Writing down steps in problem - solving and answering questions in succession is actually a good way to organize thoughts as it helps in breaking down problems and following a logical flow. So the statement "Writing down each step in the problem - solving method and answering questions in succession is not a suggested way to organize your thoughts" is false. (Assuming it's a true/false question, if options were given, we would analyze them similarly. Since the question as presented seems to be a true/false - type with the statement to evaluate, the answer is that the statement is false.)

Answer:

b) Many complex questions require complex answers.

Question 11