D265 - WGU - Critical Thinking - Reason and
Evidence QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR
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Terms in this set (98) VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. PROPOSITIONS Are statements that can be true or
false
2. NON-PROPOSITONS Are sentences that are not statements
about matters of fact or fiction. They
do not make a claim that can be true
or false.
3. SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS 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.)
4. COMPLEX PROPOSITIONS 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.)
5. Words used to identify Independent AND, OR, EITHER, BUT, IF,
Propositions THEN.
6. CONCLUSION INDICATORS THEREFORE, SO, IT FOLLOWS
THAT, HENCE, THUS, ENTAILS
THAT, WE MAY CONCLUDE
THAT, IMPLIES THAT,
WHEREFORE, AND AS A
RESULT.
7. PREMISE INDICATORS BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT,
AS, SINCE, AS INDICATED BY.
8. DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS Arguments where the premises
guarantee or necessitate the
conclusion.
-mathematical arguments, logical
arguments, arguments from
definition.
9. INDUCTION ARGUMENTS Arguments where the premises make
, the conclusion probable.
-analogies, authority, causal
inferences, extrapolations, etc.
10. INFERENCE TO THE BEST Arguments where the best available
EXPLANATION OR ABDUCTION explanation is chosen as the correct
explanation.
11. FORMAL FALLACY Concerns the structure of an
argument
12. INFORMAL FALLACY Concerns the informational content of
an argument
13. A FORMAL FALLACY IS A TYPE OF Bad Argument Structure
14. Which piece of information would be the Whether the name of the author and
most helpful to know in assessing the the publication are identified
credibility of a news story?
15. Which questions are most appropriate for Who funded it? & Does it try to get
evaluating the credibility of an you to distrust other sources?
information source?
16. While researching a topic on the internet, It is not feasible to determine which
a student encounters two different site is more credible from the
websites, one of that looks more official information provided.
than the other and includes tables, charts,
and statistics, while the other does not.
What is the line of reasoning this student
Evidence QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR
GUARANTEED PASS | NEWEST UPDATE.
Terms in this set (98) VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. PROPOSITIONS Are statements that can be true or
false
2. NON-PROPOSITONS Are sentences that are not statements
about matters of fact or fiction. They
do not make a claim that can be true
or false.
3. SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS 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.)
4. COMPLEX PROPOSITIONS 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.)
5. Words used to identify Independent AND, OR, EITHER, BUT, IF,
Propositions THEN.
6. CONCLUSION INDICATORS THEREFORE, SO, IT FOLLOWS
THAT, HENCE, THUS, ENTAILS
THAT, WE MAY CONCLUDE
THAT, IMPLIES THAT,
WHEREFORE, AND AS A
RESULT.
7. PREMISE INDICATORS BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT,
AS, SINCE, AS INDICATED BY.
8. DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS Arguments where the premises
guarantee or necessitate the
conclusion.
-mathematical arguments, logical
arguments, arguments from
definition.
9. INDUCTION ARGUMENTS Arguments where the premises make
, the conclusion probable.
-analogies, authority, causal
inferences, extrapolations, etc.
10. INFERENCE TO THE BEST Arguments where the best available
EXPLANATION OR ABDUCTION explanation is chosen as the correct
explanation.
11. FORMAL FALLACY Concerns the structure of an
argument
12. INFORMAL FALLACY Concerns the informational content of
an argument
13. A FORMAL FALLACY IS A TYPE OF Bad Argument Structure
14. Which piece of information would be the Whether the name of the author and
most helpful to know in assessing the the publication are identified
credibility of a news story?
15. Which questions are most appropriate for Who funded it? & Does it try to get
evaluating the credibility of an you to distrust other sources?
information source?
16. While researching a topic on the internet, It is not feasible to determine which
a student encounters two different site is more credible from the
websites, one of that looks more official information provided.
than the other and includes tables, charts,
and statistics, while the other does not.
What is the line of reasoning this student
