WGU CRITICAL THINKING EXAM STUDY
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT.
◍ Genetic Fallacy. Ans: When an arguer critiques the origin of a
claim or argument itself.
◍ Straw Man Fallacy. Ans: When someone misinterprets someone
else's argument or position. It is a distorted version of what is being
argued.
◍ red herring fallacy. Ans: when a speaker introduces an irrelevant
issue or piece of evidence to divert attention from the subject of the
speech
◍ Straw Man. Ans: Offender is attacking an irrelevant argument
◍ Red Herring. Ans: Offender is introducing an irrelevant topic
◍ Authority Fallacy. Ans: You said that because an authority thinks
something, it must therefore be true.
◍ Appeal to Force. Ans: trying to get someone to accept a
proposition on the basis of a threat
SHEET UPDATED 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT.
◍ Genetic Fallacy. Ans: When an arguer critiques the origin of a
claim or argument itself.
◍ Straw Man Fallacy. Ans: When someone misinterprets someone
else's argument or position. It is a distorted version of what is being
argued.
◍ red herring fallacy. Ans: when a speaker introduces an irrelevant
issue or piece of evidence to divert attention from the subject of the
speech
◍ Straw Man. Ans: Offender is attacking an irrelevant argument
◍ Red Herring. Ans: Offender is introducing an irrelevant topic
◍ Authority Fallacy. Ans: You said that because an authority thinks
something, it must therefore be true.
◍ Appeal to Force. Ans: trying to get someone to accept a
proposition on the basis of a threat