Critical Thinking & Logic – WGU (With solved solutions Graded A+)

Reasoned Opinion correct answers Statements that express opinions that are supported by reasons and evidence. Reasoning correct answers A logical and systematic approach to thinking about something. Evidence correct answers The facts available to support a conclusion. Conclusion correct answers The statement in an argument that we claim is implied by the argument's premises. Self-Reflection correct answers The act of examining one's thoughts, feelings and motives. Objective Statements correct answers Statements based on factual research that are subject to forms of verification, but do not require critical thought. Argument correct answers A set of statements containing at least one premise and a conclusion. Critical Thinking correct answers A method of approaching a problem or decision that entails systematically evaluating arguments and reasoning. Systematic correct answers A process performed according to a plan; Methodical. Premises correct answers The set of accepted assumptions upon which an argument is built. Fallacy correct answers An argument that is based on poor reasoning. Inference Indicator correct answers A word that signal whether a sentence is a premise or a conclusion. Non-Arguments correct answers A set of statements that do not contain supporting statements, and therefore they do not express reasoning. Assumption correct answers Statements that the conclusion of an argument depend on. Antecedent correct answers In an "if-then" statement, the phrase that is prefaced with "if". Description correct answers A set of statements intended intended to draw a picture in the mind of a listener; an example of an unsupported statement. Deductive Reasoning correct answers An approach to reasoning which attempts to draw a conclusion that cannot be false if all the premises are true.