WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING: REASON
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What type of logical error is the following an example of?
If you eat your vegetables, you will grow tall. Bobby is tall. Therefore,
Bobby ate vegetables.
A. Affirming the consequent
B. Denying the antecedent
C. Begging the question
D. The fallacy fallacy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Affirming the consequent
Because the student-faculty ratio is too high, we should hire a new
math teacher. After all, students need teacher attention to succeed.
Which statements are premises in this arguments?
,A. We do not need any more English teacher.
B. The student-faculty ratio is too high.
C. We should hire a new math teacher.
D. Students need sufficient teacher attention to succeed. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > B. The student-faculty ratio is too high.
D. Students need sufficient teacher attention to succeed.
What type of logical error is the following an example of?
Carl says Ford makes good cars because his grandfather told him so.
Since Carl committed the appeal to authority fallacy, we should reject
his claim and conclude that Ford makes bad cars.
A. Affirming the consequent
B. Denying the antecedent
C. Begging the question
D. The fallacy fallacy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. The fallacy fallacy
Yesterday I went to the store. I bought peanut butter, then I can back
home.
Which descriptor best characterizes this passage?
,A. Non-argument
B. Weak argument
C. Strong argument
D. Cogent argument - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Non-argument
Which two sentences are propositions?
A. The rain smells nice.
B. Is it raining?
C. Let's sing in the rain!
D. It never rains in California. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. The rain smells nice.
D. It never rains in California.
That is a triangle because it has three sides.
Which descriptor best characterizes this sentence?
A. Argument
B. Simple proposition
C. Question
D. Command - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Argument
, All mammals have lungs. Whales are mammals. Therefore, whales have
lungs.
Which terms describes this argument?
A. Inductive
B. Deductive
C. Strong
D. Cogent - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Deductive
Everyone who lives in Los Angeles lives near the Pacific. Avery lives near
the Pacific. Therefore, Avery lives in Los Angeles.
Which term describes this argument?
A. Inductive
B. Strong
C. Sound
D. Invalid - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. Invalid
In my experience, almost everyone it is about to rain, my knee hurts.
My knees hurts now, so it is probably going to rain soon.
AND EVIDENCE OA EXAM QUESTION BANK
| 2025 COMPLETE WGU D265 WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ EXAM | BRAND NEW
What type of logical error is the following an example of?
If you eat your vegetables, you will grow tall. Bobby is tall. Therefore,
Bobby ate vegetables.
A. Affirming the consequent
B. Denying the antecedent
C. Begging the question
D. The fallacy fallacy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Affirming the consequent
Because the student-faculty ratio is too high, we should hire a new
math teacher. After all, students need teacher attention to succeed.
Which statements are premises in this arguments?
,A. We do not need any more English teacher.
B. The student-faculty ratio is too high.
C. We should hire a new math teacher.
D. Students need sufficient teacher attention to succeed. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > B. The student-faculty ratio is too high.
D. Students need sufficient teacher attention to succeed.
What type of logical error is the following an example of?
Carl says Ford makes good cars because his grandfather told him so.
Since Carl committed the appeal to authority fallacy, we should reject
his claim and conclude that Ford makes bad cars.
A. Affirming the consequent
B. Denying the antecedent
C. Begging the question
D. The fallacy fallacy - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. The fallacy fallacy
Yesterday I went to the store. I bought peanut butter, then I can back
home.
Which descriptor best characterizes this passage?
,A. Non-argument
B. Weak argument
C. Strong argument
D. Cogent argument - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Non-argument
Which two sentences are propositions?
A. The rain smells nice.
B. Is it raining?
C. Let's sing in the rain!
D. It never rains in California. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. The rain smells nice.
D. It never rains in California.
That is a triangle because it has three sides.
Which descriptor best characterizes this sentence?
A. Argument
B. Simple proposition
C. Question
D. Command - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Argument
, All mammals have lungs. Whales are mammals. Therefore, whales have
lungs.
Which terms describes this argument?
A. Inductive
B. Deductive
C. Strong
D. Cogent - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Deductive
Everyone who lives in Los Angeles lives near the Pacific. Avery lives near
the Pacific. Therefore, Avery lives in Los Angeles.
Which term describes this argument?
A. Inductive
B. Strong
C. Sound
D. Invalid - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. Invalid
In my experience, almost everyone it is about to rain, my knee hurts.
My knees hurts now, so it is probably going to rain soon.
