WGU D265 --Critical Thinking - Reason and Evidence (98 Exam Questions Solved) (Latest Update)

WGU D265 --Critical Thinking - Reason and Evidence (98 Exam Questions Solved) (Latest Update)

PROPOSITIONS - correct answers ✅Are statements that can be true or false
NON-PROPOSITONS - correct answers ✅Are sentences that are not statements about matters of fact or
fiction. They do not make a claim that can be true or false.
SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS - correct answers ✅Have no internal logic structure, meaning whether they
are true or false does not depend on whether a part of them is true or false. They are simply true or false
on their own. (Example: Harry Potter wears glasses. The sky is blue.)
COMPLEX PROPOSITIONS - correct answers ✅Have internal logic structure, meaning they are
composed of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false depends on whether their parts are true or
false. (Example: The sky is blue, but it does not look blue to me right now. The cat ate the food, but he did
not like it. The GDP of Canada is either $3 trillion or $12 trillion.)
Words used to identify Independent Propositions - correct answers ✅AND, OR, EITHER, BUT, IF,
THEN.
CONCLUSION INDICATORS - correct answers ✅THEREFORE, SO, IT FOLLOWS THAT, HENCE,
THUS, ENTAILS THAT, WE MAY CONCLUDE THAT, IMPLIES THAT, WHEREFORE, AND AS A
RESULT.
PREMISE INDICATORS - correct answers ✅BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT, AS, SINCE, AS
INDICATED BY.
DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS - correct answers ✅Arguments where the premises guarantee or
necessitate the conclusion.
-mathematical arguments, logical arguments, arguments from definition.
INDUCTION ARGUMENTS - correct answers ✅Arguments where the premises make the conclusion
probable.