D265 WGU Critical Thinking: Reason and
Evidence OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM
Terms in this set (223)
Which sentence is a non- Where are the keys to my car?
proposition?
- If the burglar did not go
out the front door, they
must have gone out a
window.
- The earth is the third
planet from the sun.
- Where are the keys to my
car?
- Mount Everest is the
tallest mountain in the
world.
,Did the company really It has had a great year.
close that deal? It has had a
great year. Where is the
president right now? Let's
go ask whether the deal
was closed.
In the above paragraph,
which sentence expresses a
proposition?
- Where is the president
right now?
- Did the company really
close that deal?
- Let's go ask whether the
deal was closed.
- It has had a great year.
Propositions Statements that can be true or false.
Sentences that are not statements about matters of fact
Non-propositions (or fiction). They do not make a claim that can be true or
false.
,Which sentence expresses The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
a complex proposition?
- Birthday parties can be
really fun.
- The cat ate the food, but
did not like it.
- Too many employees are
used to high-stress work
environments in the United
States.
- Why did the monkey
escape, and who is
responsible?
, If the computer is not fixed, The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a
then the company either new computer. The company will not be able to keep up
needs to buy a new one or productivity.
will not be able to keep up
productivity.
Which of the following
breaks down the complex
proposition above into the
simple propositions?
- If the computer is not
fixed, then the company
needs to buy a new one.
The company will not be
able to keep up
productivity.
- The computer is not fixed.
The company needs to buy
a new computer. The
company will not be able to
keep up productivity.
- The computer is not fixed.
The company either needs
to buy a new one or will not
be able to keep up
productivity.
- The company does not
have enough computers.
Simple propositions have no internal logical structure,
meaning whether they are true or false does not depend
Simple propositions
on whether part of them is true or false. They are simply
true or false on their own.
Complex propositions have internal logical structure,
meaning they are composed of simple propositions.
Complex propositions
Whether they are true or false depends on whether their
parts are true or false.
Evidence OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM
Terms in this set (223)
Which sentence is a non- Where are the keys to my car?
proposition?
- If the burglar did not go
out the front door, they
must have gone out a
window.
- The earth is the third
planet from the sun.
- Where are the keys to my
car?
- Mount Everest is the
tallest mountain in the
world.
,Did the company really It has had a great year.
close that deal? It has had a
great year. Where is the
president right now? Let's
go ask whether the deal
was closed.
In the above paragraph,
which sentence expresses a
proposition?
- Where is the president
right now?
- Did the company really
close that deal?
- Let's go ask whether the
deal was closed.
- It has had a great year.
Propositions Statements that can be true or false.
Sentences that are not statements about matters of fact
Non-propositions (or fiction). They do not make a claim that can be true or
false.
,Which sentence expresses The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
a complex proposition?
- Birthday parties can be
really fun.
- The cat ate the food, but
did not like it.
- Too many employees are
used to high-stress work
environments in the United
States.
- Why did the monkey
escape, and who is
responsible?
, If the computer is not fixed, The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a
then the company either new computer. The company will not be able to keep up
needs to buy a new one or productivity.
will not be able to keep up
productivity.
Which of the following
breaks down the complex
proposition above into the
simple propositions?
- If the computer is not
fixed, then the company
needs to buy a new one.
The company will not be
able to keep up
productivity.
- The computer is not fixed.
The company needs to buy
a new computer. The
company will not be able to
keep up productivity.
- The computer is not fixed.
The company either needs
to buy a new one or will not
be able to keep up
productivity.
- The company does not
have enough computers.
Simple propositions have no internal logical structure,
meaning whether they are true or false does not depend
Simple propositions
on whether part of them is true or false. They are simply
true or false on their own.
Complex propositions have internal logical structure,
meaning they are composed of simple propositions.
Complex propositions
Whether they are true or false depends on whether their
parts are true or false.
