WGU C168 CRITICAL THINKING AND
LOGIC CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is the term for the goal or desired outcome of our reasoning?.
Answer: PurposePurpose is the goal or desired outcome of reasoning.
◍ To admit flaws in one's own thinking is an expression of:.
Answer: intellectual integrityTo admit flaws in one's own thinking is an
expression of intellectual integrity.
◍ Asking the question, "Did I try to impose my will on others?" is part of
which tactic to improve critical thinking?.
Answer: Deal with your ego.It is an example of dealing with your ego.
◍ The nine fundamental intellectual standards.
Answer: 1. Clarity2. Accuracy3. Precision4. Relevance5. Depth6. Breadth7.
Logic8. Significance9. Fairness
◍ Reasoning that is specific, exact and sufficiently detailed is said to be:.
Answer: PreciseReasoning that is specific, exact and sufficiently detailed is
said to be precise.
◍ Which elements of reasoning are operative when we think through a
problem?.
Answer: All eight elementsAll eight elements of reasoning are present
whenever we think through a problem.
◍ How do you define critical thinking?.
Answer: Critical thinking means to carefully scrutinize a problem or issue
that deserves the additional effort this requires. This means to resist the first
conclusion that comes to mind, but to not discard it. Rather, I try to think of
, other responses to this dilemma. Then I try to evaluate each answer to see
what will hold up upon examination. I try to identify the one best response,
but not to embrace it to the exclusion of other thinking that may come later.
The way I evaluate each possible conclusion is to ask myself, why would
this be true or not true? This means to look for credible evidence or to
identify credible reasoning to support or put into question each possibility.
◍ Intellectual standards require that assumptions be acknowledged and stated
clearly and concisely. True or false?.
Answer: True.Assumptions, what is presupposed to be true, must be directly
acknowledged and analyzed.
◍ Which term means the tendency to view everything in relationship to
oneself?.
Answer: egocentrismEgocentrism is the tendency to view everything in
relationship to oneself.
◍ Qualitative evidence.
Answer: Derives from participant observation and personal
communications. It is the result of unstructured or unscientific gathering of
information.
◍ Wanting allocates energy into action. True or false?.
Answer: True.Wanting continually tells us what is (or is not) worth seeking
or getting.
◍ What are two barriers native to everyone?.
Answer: egocentrism & sociocentrism
◍ Three types of questions.
Answer: 1. Questions of Fact2. Questions of Preference3. Questions of
Judgement
◍ An argument that lacks specifics violates which of the following universal
intellectual standards?.
Answer: Precision. The lack of specificity violates the standard of precision.
LOGIC CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is the term for the goal or desired outcome of our reasoning?.
Answer: PurposePurpose is the goal or desired outcome of reasoning.
◍ To admit flaws in one's own thinking is an expression of:.
Answer: intellectual integrityTo admit flaws in one's own thinking is an
expression of intellectual integrity.
◍ Asking the question, "Did I try to impose my will on others?" is part of
which tactic to improve critical thinking?.
Answer: Deal with your ego.It is an example of dealing with your ego.
◍ The nine fundamental intellectual standards.
Answer: 1. Clarity2. Accuracy3. Precision4. Relevance5. Depth6. Breadth7.
Logic8. Significance9. Fairness
◍ Reasoning that is specific, exact and sufficiently detailed is said to be:.
Answer: PreciseReasoning that is specific, exact and sufficiently detailed is
said to be precise.
◍ Which elements of reasoning are operative when we think through a
problem?.
Answer: All eight elementsAll eight elements of reasoning are present
whenever we think through a problem.
◍ How do you define critical thinking?.
Answer: Critical thinking means to carefully scrutinize a problem or issue
that deserves the additional effort this requires. This means to resist the first
conclusion that comes to mind, but to not discard it. Rather, I try to think of
, other responses to this dilemma. Then I try to evaluate each answer to see
what will hold up upon examination. I try to identify the one best response,
but not to embrace it to the exclusion of other thinking that may come later.
The way I evaluate each possible conclusion is to ask myself, why would
this be true or not true? This means to look for credible evidence or to
identify credible reasoning to support or put into question each possibility.
◍ Intellectual standards require that assumptions be acknowledged and stated
clearly and concisely. True or false?.
Answer: True.Assumptions, what is presupposed to be true, must be directly
acknowledged and analyzed.
◍ Which term means the tendency to view everything in relationship to
oneself?.
Answer: egocentrismEgocentrism is the tendency to view everything in
relationship to oneself.
◍ Qualitative evidence.
Answer: Derives from participant observation and personal
communications. It is the result of unstructured or unscientific gathering of
information.
◍ Wanting allocates energy into action. True or false?.
Answer: True.Wanting continually tells us what is (or is not) worth seeking
or getting.
◍ What are two barriers native to everyone?.
Answer: egocentrism & sociocentrism
◍ Three types of questions.
Answer: 1. Questions of Fact2. Questions of Preference3. Questions of
Judgement
◍ An argument that lacks specifics violates which of the following universal
intellectual standards?.
Answer: Precision. The lack of specificity violates the standard of precision.
