WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING REASON
AND EVIDENCE ACTUAL ASSESSMENT TEST
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PRACTICE SET GRADED A+
⩥ NON-PROPOSITONS.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: AND, OR, EITHER, BUT, IF, THEN.
,⩥ CONCLUSION INDICATORS.
Answer: THEREFORE, SO, IT FOLLOWS THAT, HENCE, THUS,
ENTAILS THAT, WE MAY CONCLUDE THAT, IMPLIES THAT,
WHEREFORE, AND AS A RESULT.
⩥ PREMISE INDICATORS.
Answer: BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT, AS, SINCE, AS
INDICATED BY.
⩥ DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS.
Answer: Arguments where the premises guarantee or necessitate the
conclusion.
-mathematical arguments, logical arguments, arguments from definition.
⩥ INDUCTION ARGUMENTS.
Answer: Arguments where the premises make the conclusion probable.
-analogies, authority, causal inferences, extrapolations, etc.
⩥ INFERENCE TO THE BEST EXPLANATION OR ABDUCTION.
Answer: Arguments where the best available explanation is chosen as
the correct explanation.
, ⩥ FORMAL FALLACY.
Answer: Concerns the structure of an argument
⩥ INFORMAL FALLACY.
Answer: Concerns the informational content of an argument
⩥ A FORMAL FALLACY IS A TYPE OF.
Answer: Bad Argument Structure
⩥ Which piece of information would be the most helpful to know in
assessing the credibility of a news story?.
Answer: Whether the name of the author and the publication are
identified
⩥ Which questions are most appropriate for evaluating the credibility of
an information source?.
Answer: Who funded it? & Does it try to get you to distrust other
sources?
⩥ While researching a topic on the internet, a student encounters two
different websites, one of that looks more official than the other and
includes tables, charts, and statistics, while the other does not.
What is the line of reasoning this student should employ to determine
which site is more credible?.
AND EVIDENCE ACTUAL ASSESSMENT TEST
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
PRACTICE SET GRADED A+
⩥ NON-PROPOSITONS.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: AND, OR, EITHER, BUT, IF, THEN.
,⩥ CONCLUSION INDICATORS.
Answer: THEREFORE, SO, IT FOLLOWS THAT, HENCE, THUS,
ENTAILS THAT, WE MAY CONCLUDE THAT, IMPLIES THAT,
WHEREFORE, AND AS A RESULT.
⩥ PREMISE INDICATORS.
Answer: BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT, AS, SINCE, AS
INDICATED BY.
⩥ DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS.
Answer: Arguments where the premises guarantee or necessitate the
conclusion.
-mathematical arguments, logical arguments, arguments from definition.
⩥ INDUCTION ARGUMENTS.
Answer: Arguments where the premises make the conclusion probable.
-analogies, authority, causal inferences, extrapolations, etc.
⩥ INFERENCE TO THE BEST EXPLANATION OR ABDUCTION.
Answer: Arguments where the best available explanation is chosen as
the correct explanation.
, ⩥ FORMAL FALLACY.
Answer: Concerns the structure of an argument
⩥ INFORMAL FALLACY.
Answer: Concerns the informational content of an argument
⩥ A FORMAL FALLACY IS A TYPE OF.
Answer: Bad Argument Structure
⩥ Which piece of information would be the most helpful to know in
assessing the credibility of a news story?.
Answer: Whether the name of the author and the publication are
identified
⩥ Which questions are most appropriate for evaluating the credibility of
an information source?.
Answer: Who funded it? & Does it try to get you to distrust other
sources?
⩥ While researching a topic on the internet, a student encounters two
different websites, one of that looks more official than the other and
includes tables, charts, and statistics, while the other does not.
What is the line of reasoning this student should employ to determine
which site is more credible?.
