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  2. Trolley problem - Wikipedia

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    The series usually begins with a scenario in which a runaway trolley or train is on course to collide with and kill a number of people (traditionally five) down the track, but a driver or bystander can intervene and divert the vehicle to kill just one person on a different track. Then other variations of the runaway vehicle, and analogous life ...

  3. Scenario planning - Wikipedia

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    In business applications, the emphasis on understanding the behavior of opponents has been reduced while more attention is now paid to changes in the natural environment. At Royal Dutch Shell for example, scenario planning has been described as changing mindsets about the exogenous part of the world prior to formulating specific strategies. [5] [6]

  4. Conjunction fallacy - Wikipedia

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    For example, even choosing a very low probability of Linda's being a bank teller, say Pr(Linda is a bank teller) = 0.05 and a high probability that she would be a feminist, say Pr(Linda is a feminist) = 0.95, then, assuming these two facts are independent of each other, Pr(Linda is a bank teller and Linda is a feminist) = 0.05 × 0.95 or 0.0475 ...

  5. Chicken or the egg - Wikipedia

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    If the question refers to chicken eggs specifically, the answer is still the egg, but the explanation is more complicated. [8] The process by which the chicken arose through the interbreeding and domestication of multiple species of wild jungle fowl is poorly understood, and the point at which this evolving organism became a chicken is a ...

  6. Extended matching items - Wikipedia

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    E.g. a question where two lists are offered, one of terms and one of descriptions is often referred to as an EMI. Example of an EMI variant. This organelle stores the genetic information of a eukaryotic cell. This organelle synthesises polypeptides using information provided by mRNA. This organelle, found in plants, contains chlorophyll. List ...

  7. Inquiry-based learning - Wikipedia

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    Example of problem/project based learning versus reading cover to cover. The problem/project based learner may memorize a smaller amount of total information due to spending time searching for the optimal information across various sources, but will likely learn more useful items for real world scenarios, and will likely be better at knowing where to find information when needed.

  8. Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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    Image source: The Motley Fool. Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Feb 04, 2025, 11:00 a.m. ET. Contents: Prepared Remarks. Questions and Answers. Call Participants

  9. Divergent question - Wikipedia

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    These types of questions often require students to analyze, synthesize, or evaluate a knowledge base and then project or predict different outcomes. A simple example of a divergent question is: Write down as many different uses as you can think of for the following objects: (1) a brick, (2) a blanket.