WGU D265 - WGU - CRITICAL THINKING - REASON
AND EVIDENCE ALREADY GRADED A+
Which csentence cis ca cnon-proposition?
- cIf cthe cburglar cdid cnot cgo cout cthe cfront cdoor, cthey cmust chave cgone cout ca cwindow.
- cThe cearth cis cthe cthird cplanet cfrom cthe csun.
- cWhere care cthe ckeys cto cmy ccar?
- cMount cEverest cis cthe ctallest cmountain cin cthe cworld. c- canswersWhere care cthe ckeys cto cmy
ccar?
Did cthe ccompany creally cclose cthat cdeal? cIt chas chad ca cgreat cyear. cWhere cis cthe cpresident
cright cnow? cLet's cgo cask cwhether cthe cdeal cwas cclosed.
In cthe cabove cparagraph, cwhich csentence cexpresses ca cproposition? c
- cWhere cis cthe cpresident cright cnow?
- cDid cthe ccompany creally cclose cthat cdeal?
- cLet's cgo cask cwhether cthe cdeal cwas cclosed.
- cIt chas chad ca cgreat cyear. c- canswersIt chas chad ca cgreat cyear.
Propositions c- canswersStatements cthat ccan cbe ctrue cor cfalse.
Non-propositions c- canswersSentences cthat care cnot cstatements cabout cmatters cof cfact c(or
cfiction). cThey cdo cnot cmake ca cclaim cthat ccan cbe ctrue cor cfalse.
Which csentence cexpresses ca ccomplex cproposition?
- cBirthday cparties ccan cbe creally cfun.
- cThe ccat cate cthe cfood, cbut cdid cnot clike cit.
- cToo cmany cemployees care cused cto chigh-stress cwork cenvironments cin cthe cUnited cStates.
- cWhy cdid cthe cmonkey cescape, cand cwho cis cresponsible? c- canswersThe ccat cate cthe cfood, cbut
cdid cnot clike cit.
,If cthe ccomputer cis cnot cfixed, cthen cthe ccompany ceither cneeds cto cbuy ca cnew cone cor cwill cnot
cbe cable cto ckeep cup cproductivity.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cbreaks cdown cthe ccomplex cproposition cabove cinto cthe csimple
cpropositions?
- cIf cthe ccomputer cis cnot cfixed, cthen cthe ccompany cneeds cto cbuy ca cnew cone. cThe ccompany
cwill cnot cbe cable cto ckeep cup cproductivity.
- cThe ccomputer cis cnot cfixed. cThe ccompany cneeds cto cbuy ca cnew ccomputer. cThe ccompany cwill
cnot cbe cable cto ckeep cup cproductivity.
- cThe ccomputer cis cnot cfixed. cThe ccompany ceither cneeds cto cbuy ca cnew cone cor cwill cnot cbe
cable cto ckeep cup cproductivity.
- cThe ccompany cdoes cnot chave cenough ccomputers. c- canswersThe ccomputer cis cnot cfixed. cThe
ccompany cneeds cto cbuy ca cnew ccomputer. cThe ccompany cwill cnot cbe cable cto ckeep cup
cproductivity.
Simple cpropositions c- canswersSimple cpropositions chave cno cinternal clogical cstructure, cmeaning
cwhether cthey care ctrue cor cfalse cdoes cnot cdepend con cwhether cpart cof cthem cis ctrue cor cfalse.
cThey care csimply ctrue cor cfalse con ctheir cown.
Complex cpropositions c- canswersComplex cpropositions chave cinternal clogical cstructure, cmeaning
cthey care ccomposed cof csimple cpropositions. cWhether cthey care ctrue cor cfalse cdepends con
cwhether ctheir cparts care ctrue cor cfalse.
If cthe cnew cemployee cwants cto csucceed, cthen cthey cneed cto cshow cup con ctime. cHow cmany
ctimes chave cwe cheard cthe cmanager ccomplain cabout ctardiness? cNobody clikes ca c7 ca.m. cstart
ctime, cbut cit cwas cin cthe cjob cdescription. cWe cshould cremind cthe cnew cemployee chow
cimportant cthis cis.
Which cis ca csimple cproposition cthat cis cexpressed cin cthe cabove cparagraph?
- cThe cnew cemployee cwants cto csucceed.
- cHow cmany ctimes chave cwe cheard cthe cmanager ccomplain cabout ctardiness?
- cThe cemployees clook cout cfor ceach cother.
- cIf cthe cnew cemployee cwants cto csucceed, cthen cthey cneed cto cshow cup con ctime. c- canswersThe
cnew cemployee cwants cto csucceed.
, The cU.S. chealthcare csystem cis cdifficult cto cnavigate, cand cthis cnegatively caffects cmany cof cus.
cMany cpeople care cunsure cexactly chow ctheir chealth cinsurance ccoverage cworks cand care cnot
csure cwhere cthey ccan cgo cto cget ccare. cWhat ccan cbe cdone cto cimprove cthis? cIf cchanges care cnot
cmade csoon, cthe cproblem cwill conly cget cworse.
Which cis ca csimple cproposition cthat cis cexpressed cin cthe cabove cparagraph?
- cMany cpeople care cnot csure cwhere cthey ccan cgo cto cget ccare.
- cThe cU.S. chealthcare csystem cis cdifficult cto cnavigate, cand cthis cnegatively caffects cmany cof cus.
- cWhat ccan cbe cdone cto cimprove cthis?
- cMany cpeople care cunsure cexactly chow ctheir chealth cinsurance ccoverage cworks cand care cnot
csure cwhere cthey ccan cgo cto cget ccare. c- canswersMany cpeople care cnot csure cwhere cthey ccan cgo
cto cget ccare.
Bad cinferential cstructure c- canswersEvery cargument cwith cthe csame cstructure cas cthis cargument
cis cbad c(invalid cor cweak). cThe cpremises cdo cnot, cin cfact, cdemonstrate cor cmaybe ceven csupport
cthe cconclusion. cIn cother cwords, cwe ccan caccept cthe cpremises cas ctrue cwithout cbeing
ccompelled cto caccept cthe cconclusion. cThere cis csomething cwrong cwith cthis cargument's cgeneral
cstructure.
False cpremise c- canswersThis cparticular cargument chas ca cpremise/assumption cthat cis cfalse.
cThere cis csomething cwrong cwith cthis cargument's cparticular ccontent.
Conclusion cIndicators c- canswersTherefore, cso, cit cfollows cthat, chence, cthus, centails cthat, cwe
cmay cconclude cthat, cimplies cthat, cwherefore, cas ca cresult
Premise cIndicators c- canswersBecause, cfor, cgiven cthat, cin cthat, cas, csince, cas cindicated cby
"Since cwe ccannot cgo cout cuntil cthe crestaurant copens, cand cgiven cthat cwe care ctrying cto csave
cmoney, cwe cshould cjust chang cout chere cuntil ccloser cto cdinner."
Which cstatements care cthe cpremises cof cthe cfollowing cargument? cChoose c2 canswers.
- cWe ccannot cgo cout cuntil cthe crestaurant copens.
- cWe care ctrying cto csave cmoney.
- cWe cshould cjust chang cout chere cuntil ccloser cto cdinner.
- cWe ccan chave ca cgood ctime cwithout cspending cmoney. c- canswers- cWe ccannot cgo cout cuntil cthe
crestaurant copens.
AND EVIDENCE ALREADY GRADED A+
Which csentence cis ca cnon-proposition?
- cIf cthe cburglar cdid cnot cgo cout cthe cfront cdoor, cthey cmust chave cgone cout ca cwindow.
- cThe cearth cis cthe cthird cplanet cfrom cthe csun.
- cWhere care cthe ckeys cto cmy ccar?
- cMount cEverest cis cthe ctallest cmountain cin cthe cworld. c- canswersWhere care cthe ckeys cto cmy
ccar?
Did cthe ccompany creally cclose cthat cdeal? cIt chas chad ca cgreat cyear. cWhere cis cthe cpresident
cright cnow? cLet's cgo cask cwhether cthe cdeal cwas cclosed.
In cthe cabove cparagraph, cwhich csentence cexpresses ca cproposition? c
- cWhere cis cthe cpresident cright cnow?
- cDid cthe ccompany creally cclose cthat cdeal?
- cLet's cgo cask cwhether cthe cdeal cwas cclosed.
- cIt chas chad ca cgreat cyear. c- canswersIt chas chad ca cgreat cyear.
Propositions c- canswersStatements cthat ccan cbe ctrue cor cfalse.
Non-propositions c- canswersSentences cthat care cnot cstatements cabout cmatters cof cfact c(or
cfiction). cThey cdo cnot cmake ca cclaim cthat ccan cbe ctrue cor cfalse.
Which csentence cexpresses ca ccomplex cproposition?
- cBirthday cparties ccan cbe creally cfun.
- cThe ccat cate cthe cfood, cbut cdid cnot clike cit.
- cToo cmany cemployees care cused cto chigh-stress cwork cenvironments cin cthe cUnited cStates.
- cWhy cdid cthe cmonkey cescape, cand cwho cis cresponsible? c- canswersThe ccat cate cthe cfood, cbut
cdid cnot clike cit.
,If cthe ccomputer cis cnot cfixed, cthen cthe ccompany ceither cneeds cto cbuy ca cnew cone cor cwill cnot
cbe cable cto ckeep cup cproductivity.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cbreaks cdown cthe ccomplex cproposition cabove cinto cthe csimple
cpropositions?
- cIf cthe ccomputer cis cnot cfixed, cthen cthe ccompany cneeds cto cbuy ca cnew cone. cThe ccompany
cwill cnot cbe cable cto ckeep cup cproductivity.
- cThe ccomputer cis cnot cfixed. cThe ccompany cneeds cto cbuy ca cnew ccomputer. cThe ccompany cwill
cnot cbe cable cto ckeep cup cproductivity.
- cThe ccomputer cis cnot cfixed. cThe ccompany ceither cneeds cto cbuy ca cnew cone cor cwill cnot cbe
cable cto ckeep cup cproductivity.
- cThe ccompany cdoes cnot chave cenough ccomputers. c- canswersThe ccomputer cis cnot cfixed. cThe
ccompany cneeds cto cbuy ca cnew ccomputer. cThe ccompany cwill cnot cbe cable cto ckeep cup
cproductivity.
Simple cpropositions c- canswersSimple cpropositions chave cno cinternal clogical cstructure, cmeaning
cwhether cthey care ctrue cor cfalse cdoes cnot cdepend con cwhether cpart cof cthem cis ctrue cor cfalse.
cThey care csimply ctrue cor cfalse con ctheir cown.
Complex cpropositions c- canswersComplex cpropositions chave cinternal clogical cstructure, cmeaning
cthey care ccomposed cof csimple cpropositions. cWhether cthey care ctrue cor cfalse cdepends con
cwhether ctheir cparts care ctrue cor cfalse.
If cthe cnew cemployee cwants cto csucceed, cthen cthey cneed cto cshow cup con ctime. cHow cmany
ctimes chave cwe cheard cthe cmanager ccomplain cabout ctardiness? cNobody clikes ca c7 ca.m. cstart
ctime, cbut cit cwas cin cthe cjob cdescription. cWe cshould cremind cthe cnew cemployee chow
cimportant cthis cis.
Which cis ca csimple cproposition cthat cis cexpressed cin cthe cabove cparagraph?
- cThe cnew cemployee cwants cto csucceed.
- cHow cmany ctimes chave cwe cheard cthe cmanager ccomplain cabout ctardiness?
- cThe cemployees clook cout cfor ceach cother.
- cIf cthe cnew cemployee cwants cto csucceed, cthen cthey cneed cto cshow cup con ctime. c- canswersThe
cnew cemployee cwants cto csucceed.
, The cU.S. chealthcare csystem cis cdifficult cto cnavigate, cand cthis cnegatively caffects cmany cof cus.
cMany cpeople care cunsure cexactly chow ctheir chealth cinsurance ccoverage cworks cand care cnot
csure cwhere cthey ccan cgo cto cget ccare. cWhat ccan cbe cdone cto cimprove cthis? cIf cchanges care cnot
cmade csoon, cthe cproblem cwill conly cget cworse.
Which cis ca csimple cproposition cthat cis cexpressed cin cthe cabove cparagraph?
- cMany cpeople care cnot csure cwhere cthey ccan cgo cto cget ccare.
- cThe cU.S. chealthcare csystem cis cdifficult cto cnavigate, cand cthis cnegatively caffects cmany cof cus.
- cWhat ccan cbe cdone cto cimprove cthis?
- cMany cpeople care cunsure cexactly chow ctheir chealth cinsurance ccoverage cworks cand care cnot
csure cwhere cthey ccan cgo cto cget ccare. c- canswersMany cpeople care cnot csure cwhere cthey ccan cgo
cto cget ccare.
Bad cinferential cstructure c- canswersEvery cargument cwith cthe csame cstructure cas cthis cargument
cis cbad c(invalid cor cweak). cThe cpremises cdo cnot, cin cfact, cdemonstrate cor cmaybe ceven csupport
cthe cconclusion. cIn cother cwords, cwe ccan caccept cthe cpremises cas ctrue cwithout cbeing
ccompelled cto caccept cthe cconclusion. cThere cis csomething cwrong cwith cthis cargument's cgeneral
cstructure.
False cpremise c- canswersThis cparticular cargument chas ca cpremise/assumption cthat cis cfalse.
cThere cis csomething cwrong cwith cthis cargument's cparticular ccontent.
Conclusion cIndicators c- canswersTherefore, cso, cit cfollows cthat, chence, cthus, centails cthat, cwe
cmay cconclude cthat, cimplies cthat, cwherefore, cas ca cresult
Premise cIndicators c- canswersBecause, cfor, cgiven cthat, cin cthat, cas, csince, cas cindicated cby
"Since cwe ccannot cgo cout cuntil cthe crestaurant copens, cand cgiven cthat cwe care ctrying cto csave
cmoney, cwe cshould cjust chang cout chere cuntil ccloser cto cdinner."
Which cstatements care cthe cpremises cof cthe cfollowing cargument? cChoose c2 canswers.
- cWe ccannot cgo cout cuntil cthe crestaurant copens.
- cWe care ctrying cto csave cmoney.
- cWe cshould cjust chang cout chere cuntil ccloser cto cdinner.
- cWe ccan chave ca cgood ctime cwithout cspending cmoney. c- canswers- cWe ccannot cgo cout cuntil cthe
crestaurant copens.
