Wgu D265 Task 1 Thinking Critically Complete Question Set With Verified Solutions Graded A

WGU D265 TASK 1 THINKING CRITICALLY
COMPLETE QUESTION SET WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

Question 1.
ad populum

ANSWER
This fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good
thing to do."



Question 2.
confirmation bias

ANSWER
a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort
contradictory evidence



Question 3.
Equivocation Fallacy

ANSWER
when a key word or phrase in an argument is used with more than one meaning. It is an
illegitimate switching of the meaning of a term during the reasoning.



Question 4.
Genetic Fallacy

ANSWER
Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it.




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, Question 5.
red herring fallacy

ANSWER
when a speaker introduces an irrelevant issue or piece of evidence to divert attention from the
subject of the speech



Question 6.
straw man fallacy

ANSWER
instead of dealing with the actual issue, it attacks a weaker version of argument



Question 7.
deductive reasoning

ANSWER
the process of applying a general statement to specific facts or situations



Question 8.
Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy

ANSWER
Cherry-picking data clusters to suit an argument, or finding a pattern to fit a presumption.



Question 9.
Inference

ANSWER
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning




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