WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING EXAM PREP
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◉ Critical Thinking. Answer: the ability to think carefully about
thinking and reasoning—to criticize your own reasoning.
◉ Propositions. Answer: statements that can be true or false
◉ Simple Proposition. Answer: have no internal logical structure,
meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether a
part of them is true or false The sky is blue.
◉ Complex Proposition. Answer: have internal logical structure,
meaning they are composed of simple propositions. The sky is blue,
but it does not look blue to me right now.
◉ Bad Inferential Structure. Answer: premises do not demonstrate or
support conclusions, premises are true without being compelled to
accept the conclusion
◉ False Premise. Answer: premise is false
, ◉ Conclusion Indicators. Answer: Have the general sense of "I have
told you some things, now here is what I want you to believe".
Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus, entails that, we may
conclude that, implies that, wherefore, as a result
◉ Premise Indicators. Answer: "from this fact I am going to infer
something else Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, as indicated
by
◉ Argument. Answer: any purportedly rational movement from
evidence or premises to a conclusion. I believe x because of y, z, and
w.
◉ Deductive. Answer: the premises provide conclusive support for
the conclusion - if they guarantee the conclusion or make the
conclusion certain.
◉ Induction. Answer: arguments where the premises make the
conclusion probable
◉ Abduction. Answer: arguments where the best available
explanation is chosen as the correct explanation
◉ Soundness. Answer: both about structure and truth. Must have
good structure and true premises.
VIEW AHEAD PRACTICE PAPER WITH 100
PERCENT ACCURATE ANSWERS PASSED
◉ Critical Thinking. Answer: the ability to think carefully about
thinking and reasoning—to criticize your own reasoning.
◉ Propositions. Answer: statements that can be true or false
◉ Simple Proposition. Answer: have no internal logical structure,
meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether a
part of them is true or false The sky is blue.
◉ Complex Proposition. Answer: have internal logical structure,
meaning they are composed of simple propositions. The sky is blue,
but it does not look blue to me right now.
◉ Bad Inferential Structure. Answer: premises do not demonstrate or
support conclusions, premises are true without being compelled to
accept the conclusion
◉ False Premise. Answer: premise is false
, ◉ Conclusion Indicators. Answer: Have the general sense of "I have
told you some things, now here is what I want you to believe".
Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus, entails that, we may
conclude that, implies that, wherefore, as a result
◉ Premise Indicators. Answer: "from this fact I am going to infer
something else Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, as indicated
by
◉ Argument. Answer: any purportedly rational movement from
evidence or premises to a conclusion. I believe x because of y, z, and
w.
◉ Deductive. Answer: the premises provide conclusive support for
the conclusion - if they guarantee the conclusion or make the
conclusion certain.
◉ Induction. Answer: arguments where the premises make the
conclusion probable
◉ Abduction. Answer: arguments where the best available
explanation is chosen as the correct explanation
◉ Soundness. Answer: both about structure and truth. Must have
good structure and true premises.
