WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING - REASON AND
EVIDENCE EXAM 2025 WITH 100% VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Propositions - Correct Answer-Are Statements That Can Be True Or
False
Non-Propositons - Correct Answer-Are Sentences That Are Not
Statements About Matters Of Fact Or Fiction. They Do Not Make A
Claim That Can Be True Or False.
Simple Propositions - Correct Answer-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.)
Complex Propositions - Correct Answer-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.)
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,Words Used To Identify Independent Propositions - Correct Answer-
And, Or, Either, But, If, Then.
Conclusion Indicators - Correct Answer-Therefore, So, It Follows
That, Hence, Thus, Entails That, We May Conclude That, Implies
That, Wherefore, And As A Result.
Premise Indicators - Correct Answer-Because, For, Given That, As,
Since, As Indicated By.
Deductive Arguments - Correct Answer-Arguments Where The
Premises Guarantee Or Necessitate The Conclusion.
-Mathematical Arguments, Logical Arguments, Arguments From
Definition.
Induction Arguments - Correct Answer-Arguments Where The
Premises Make The Conclusion Probable.
-Analogies, Authority, Causal Inferences, Extrapolations, Etc.
Inference To The Best Explanation Or Abduction - Correct
Answer-Arguments Where The Best Available Explanation Is Chosen
As The Correct Explanation.
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, Formal Fallacy - Correct Answer-Concerns The Structure Of
An Argument
Informal Fallacy - Correct Answer-Concerns The Informational
Content Of An Argument
A Formal Fallacy Is A Type Of - Correct Answer-Bad Argument
Structure
Which Piece Of Information Would Be The Most Helpful To Know In
Assessing The Credibility Of A News Story? - Correct Answer-
Whether The Name Of The Author And The Publication Are Identified
Which Questions Are Most Appropriate For Evaluating The Credibility
Of An Information Source? - Correct Answer-Who Funded It? & Does
It Try To Get You To Distrust Other Sources?
While Researching A Topic On The Internet, A Student
Encounters Two Different Websites, One Of That Looks More
Official Than The Other And Includes Tables, Charts, And
Statistics, While The Other Does Not.
What Is The Line Of Reasoning This Student Should Employ To
Determine Which Site Is More Credible? - Correct Answer-It Is Not
Feasible To Determine Which Site Is More Credible From The
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EVIDENCE EXAM 2025 WITH 100% VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Propositions - Correct Answer-Are Statements That Can Be True Or
False
Non-Propositons - Correct Answer-Are Sentences That Are Not
Statements About Matters Of Fact Or Fiction. They Do Not Make A
Claim That Can Be True Or False.
Simple Propositions - Correct Answer-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.)
Complex Propositions - Correct Answer-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.)
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,Words Used To Identify Independent Propositions - Correct Answer-
And, Or, Either, But, If, Then.
Conclusion Indicators - Correct Answer-Therefore, So, It Follows
That, Hence, Thus, Entails That, We May Conclude That, Implies
That, Wherefore, And As A Result.
Premise Indicators - Correct Answer-Because, For, Given That, As,
Since, As Indicated By.
Deductive Arguments - Correct Answer-Arguments Where The
Premises Guarantee Or Necessitate The Conclusion.
-Mathematical Arguments, Logical Arguments, Arguments From
Definition.
Induction Arguments - Correct Answer-Arguments Where The
Premises Make The Conclusion Probable.
-Analogies, Authority, Causal Inferences, Extrapolations, Etc.
Inference To The Best Explanation Or Abduction - Correct
Answer-Arguments Where The Best Available Explanation Is Chosen
As The Correct Explanation.
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, Formal Fallacy - Correct Answer-Concerns The Structure Of
An Argument
Informal Fallacy - Correct Answer-Concerns The Informational
Content Of An Argument
A Formal Fallacy Is A Type Of - Correct Answer-Bad Argument
Structure
Which Piece Of Information Would Be The Most Helpful To Know In
Assessing The Credibility Of A News Story? - Correct Answer-
Whether The Name Of The Author And The Publication Are Identified
Which Questions Are Most Appropriate For Evaluating The Credibility
Of An Information Source? - Correct Answer-Who Funded It? & Does
It Try To Get You To Distrust Other Sources?
While Researching A Topic On The Internet, A Student
Encounters Two Different Websites, One Of That Looks More
Official Than The Other And Includes Tables, Charts, And
Statistics, While The Other Does Not.
What Is The Line Of Reasoning This Student Should Employ To
Determine Which Site Is More Credible? - Correct Answer-It Is Not
Feasible To Determine Which Site Is More Credible From The
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