WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2023)
Which sentence is a non-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. - correct answers
✅Where are the keys to my car?
Did the company really 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. - correct answers ✅It has had a great year.
,WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2023)
Propositions - correct answers ✅Statements that can be true or false.
Non-propositions - correct answers ✅Sentences that are not statements
about matters of fact (or fiction). They do not make a claim that can be true
or false.
Which sentence expresses 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? - correct answers
✅The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new
one or will not be able to keep up productivity.
Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above into the
simple propositions?
,WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2023)
- 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. - correct answers ✅The
computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The
company will not be able to keep up productivity.
Simple propositions - correct answers ✅Simple propositions have no
internal logical structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not
depend on whether part of them is true or false. They are simply true or
false on their own.
Complex propositions - correct answers ✅Complex propositions have
internal logical structure, meaning they are composed of simple
propositions. Whether they are true or false depends on whether their parts
are true or false.
, WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2023)
If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time.
How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
Nobody likes a 7 a.m. start time, but it was in the job description. We should
remind the new employee how important this is.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
- The new employee wants to succeed.
- How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
- The employees look out for each other.
- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time.
- correct answers ✅The new employee wants to succeed.
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects
many of us. Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance
coverage works and are not sure where they can go to get care. What can be
done to improve this? If changes are not made soon, the problem will only
get worse.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2023)
Which sentence is a non-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. - correct answers
✅Where are the keys to my car?
Did the company really 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. - correct answers ✅It has had a great year.
,WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2023)
Propositions - correct answers ✅Statements that can be true or false.
Non-propositions - correct answers ✅Sentences that are not statements
about matters of fact (or fiction). They do not make a claim that can be true
or false.
Which sentence expresses 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? - correct answers
✅The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new
one or will not be able to keep up productivity.
Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above into the
simple propositions?
,WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2023)
- 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. - correct answers ✅The
computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The
company will not be able to keep up productivity.
Simple propositions - correct answers ✅Simple propositions have no
internal logical structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not
depend on whether part of them is true or false. They are simply true or
false on their own.
Complex propositions - correct answers ✅Complex propositions have
internal logical structure, meaning they are composed of simple
propositions. Whether they are true or false depends on whether their parts
are true or false.
, WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2023)
If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time.
How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
Nobody likes a 7 a.m. start time, but it was in the job description. We should
remind the new employee how important this is.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
- The new employee wants to succeed.
- How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
- The employees look out for each other.
- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time.
- correct answers ✅The new employee wants to succeed.
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects
many of us. Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance
coverage works and are not sure where they can go to get care. What can be
done to improve this? If changes are not made soon, the problem will only
get worse.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
