WGU C168 Critical Thinking and Logic, Exam Review Question. Full Coverage, rated A+ 2024

Purpose (ele) -Goal or objective of reasoning. -Describes the desired outcome or intent Question (ele) -All reasoning is directed at some question. -How do you clearly frame the question, problem, or issue? Assumptions (ele) -Reasoning has to begin somewhere. They lie at the heart of arguments -Everything we take for granted as true in order to figure out something else. Implications (ele) -Delivers us to a position or viewpoint about something. -The implications/consequences of our reasoning are what extend beyond the position we reach. Information (ele) -Must determine what information is relevant to what we are critically thinking about. -Rely on information to direct us to a supportable conclusion. Concepts (ele) -General categories or ideas by which we interpret or classify information used in our thinking. -Critical thinking requires us to be aware of the concepts we hold and consider how they drive our reasoning. Inferences (ele) -To make inferences is to come to conclusions. -Example: "One drives by a store and sees no cars in the parking lot or lights in the window, one infers that store is closed." Clarity (std) -Clearness -Our thinking is clear when it is easily understood