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WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reasoning and Evidence - Practice
Assessment\TEST BANK EXAM\NEWEST VERSION WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS \ LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026 \VERIFIED
ANSWERS \ALREADY GRADED A+
Jordan says, "I am the best - Weak argument
student at our high school; I - Inference
am the tallest and most
athletic, and I have the best
car." Taylor, Jordan's best
friend, totally agrees.
Which two descriptors best
characterize
Jordan's comments?
Choose two answers. Weak
argument
Proposit
ion
Inferen
ce
Strong argument
All dogs are cute. Ginger is a Deductive
dog. Therefore, Ginger is
cute.
Which type of reasoning is
illustrated in this example?
Deduct
ive
Invali
d
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Induc
tive
Abduc
tive
Usually when the audience Inductive
comes out of a theater
laughing, that means the film
was funny. The audience
leaving the theater
after this film is laughing. So
the film probably is funny.
Which type of reasoning is
illustrated in this example?
Valid
Sound
Induc
tive
Deduct
ive
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, 7/6/25, 3:04 PM WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reasoning and Evidence - Practice Assessment
All dogs can fly. Ginger is a Deductiv
dog. Therefore, Ginger can e Valid
fly.
Which types of reasoning are
illustrated in this example?
Choose 2 answers.
Deducti
ve
Valid
True
Sound
An individual drops Strong
hundreds of objects, and Cogent
each time they fall to the
ground. The individual
therefore concludes that if
someone drops a pencil, it
will fall.
Which terms describe the
argument? Choose 2
answers.
Deducti
ve
Valid
Strong
Cogent
If I am bald, then I am old. I Affirming the consequent
am old. Therefore, I am
bald.
Which type of logic error is
this an example of?
Begging the
question The
fallacy fallacy
Denying the
antecedent
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WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reasoning and Evidence - Practice
Assessment\TEST BANK EXAM\NEWEST VERSION WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS \ LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026 \VERIFIED
ANSWERS \ALREADY GRADED A+
Jordan says, "I am the best - Weak argument
student at our high school; I - Inference
am the tallest and most
athletic, and I have the best
car." Taylor, Jordan's best
friend, totally agrees.
Which two descriptors best
characterize
Jordan's comments?
Choose two answers. Weak
argument
Proposit
ion
Inferen
ce
Strong argument
All dogs are cute. Ginger is a Deductive
dog. Therefore, Ginger is
cute.
Which type of reasoning is
illustrated in this example?
Deduct
ive
Invali
d
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,7/6/25, 3:04 PM WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reasoning and Evidence - Practice Assessment
Induc
tive
Abduc
tive
Usually when the audience Inductive
comes out of a theater
laughing, that means the film
was funny. The audience
leaving the theater
after this film is laughing. So
the film probably is funny.
Which type of reasoning is
illustrated in this example?
Valid
Sound
Induc
tive
Deduct
ive
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, 7/6/25, 3:04 PM WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reasoning and Evidence - Practice Assessment
All dogs can fly. Ginger is a Deductiv
dog. Therefore, Ginger can e Valid
fly.
Which types of reasoning are
illustrated in this example?
Choose 2 answers.
Deducti
ve
Valid
True
Sound
An individual drops Strong
hundreds of objects, and Cogent
each time they fall to the
ground. The individual
therefore concludes that if
someone drops a pencil, it
will fall.
Which terms describe the
argument? Choose 2
answers.
Deducti
ve
Valid
Strong
Cogent
If I am bald, then I am old. I Affirming the consequent
am old. Therefore, I am
bald.
Which type of logic error is
this an example of?
Begging the
question The
fallacy fallacy
Denying the
antecedent
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