WGU - CRITICAL THINKING AND EVIDENCE PRE-ASSESSMENT Q AND A

WGU - CRITICAL THINKING AND
EVIDENCE PRE-ASSESSMENT Q AND A

Whichxcsentencexcreflectsxcstrongxccriticalxcthinking?xc-
xcanswer--"Inxcanyxcevent,xcourxcpurposexcisxctoxcbetterxcunderstandxcthexcrelevantxcissuesxcsoxcth

atxcwexcmayxcmakexcanxcinformedxcdecisionxconxcthexctopic."

Sincexcinflationxcisxcrisingxcrapidly,xcandxcbecausexcwexcarexcapproachingxcthexcpointxcatxcwhichxcr
eversalxcisxcnotxcpossible,xcitxcfollowsxcthatxcwexcneedxctoxcinstitutexcaxcnewxceconomicxcpolicy,xcan
dxcwexcneedxctoxcactxcquickly.Whichxctwoxcstatementsxccontainxcpremisesxcofxcthexcgivenxcargum
ent?xc-xcanswer--
Inflationxcisxcrisingxcrapidly;xcWexcarexcapproachingxcthexcpointxcatxcwhichxcreversalxcisxcnotxcpossi
ble.

"Productsxcmanufacturedxcinxcourxccountryxcarexcthexcbestxcbecausexcwexcmakexcthexcbestxcauto
mobiles,"xcdeclaredxcKennedy.xcWhichxctwoxcdescriptorsxcbestxccharacterizexcKennedy'sxccom
ments?xc-xcanswer--Anxcinference;xcAxcweakxcargument

Whichxctwoxcsentencesxcarexcpropositions?xc-xcanswer--
Lendingxchelpsxcstimulatexccapitalxcinvestment.xc&xcAxcstrongxceconomyxcisxcvitalxctoxcnationalxcs
ecurity.

"Ixchavexcgrownxcboredxcsincexclastxcweek."xcWhichxcdescriptorxcaccuratelyxccharacterizesxcthisxc
sentence?xc-xcanswer--Proposition

"Usuallyxcwhenxchomexcteamxcfansxccomexcoutxcsmilingxcandxccelebratingxcatxcthexcconclusionxcof
xcaxcmatch,xcthatxcmeansxcthexchomexcteamxcwon.xcAtxcthexcconclusionxcofxcthexcmatch,xcmanyxcho

mexcteamxcfansxccamexcoutxcsmilingxcandxccelebrating.xcI,xctherefore,xcconcludedxcthatxcthexchom
excteamxcwon."xcWhichxctermxcdescribesxcthisxcargument?xc-xcanswer--Inductive

"Ixchavexcseenxcthexcsunxcrisexceveryxcdayxcforxcmanyxcyears.xcI,xctherefore,xcconcludexcthatxcthexcs
unxcwillxcrisexcagainxctomorrow."xcWhichxctermxcdescribesxcthisxcargument?xc-xcanswer--Cogent

"Allxcbearsxcarexcwild.xcSmokeyxcisxcaxcbear.xcTherefore,xcSmokeyxcisxcwild."xcWhichxctermxcdescri
besxcthexcargument?xc-xcanswer--Deductive

"Peoplexcshouldxcpayxctheirxctaxesxcsincexcpayingxctaxesxcisxcthexcrightxcthingxctoxcdo."xcWhichxctyp
excofxclogicxcerrorxcisxcthisxcanxcexamplexcof?xc-xcanswer--Beggingxcthexcquestion

"Onexcshouldxcnotxcspeedxcbecausexcspeedingxcisxcwrong."xcWhichxctypexcofxclogicxcerrorxcisxcthisx
canxcexamplexcof?xc-xcanswer--Beggingxcthexcquestion



"Myxcopponentxcarguesxcthatxckangaroosxccanxchopxcbecausexchoppingxcisxcsomethingxcthatxckan
garoosxcarexcablexctoxcdo.xcSincexcmyxcopponentxchasxccommittedxcthexcfallacyxcofxcbeggingxcthexc

, question,xconexcmustxcinferxcthatxctheirxcconclusionxcisxcfalse,xcandxcthatxckangaroosxccannotxchop
."xcWhichxctypexcofxclogicxcerrorxcisxcthisxcanxcexamplexcof?xc-xcanswer--Thexcfallacyxcfallacy

"IfxcBoxcisxckind,xcthenxcBoxcisxcwealthy.xcBoxcisxcwealthy.xcTherefore,xcBoxcisxckind."xcThisxcisxcanxce
xamplexcofxcwhichxctypexcofxclogicxcerror?xc-xcanswer--Affirmingxcthexcconsequent

Whichxctypexcofxclogicxcerrorxcisxcthexcfollowingxcargumentxcanxcexamplexcof?
xc"Myxcopponentsxcarguexcthatxcallxcgiraffesxchavexclongxcnecksxcbecausexcanyonexcwhoxcdisagre

esxcisxcaxcfool.xcSincexcmyxcopponentsxcarexcguiltyxcofxcthexcadxchominemxcfallacy,xcwexcmustxcinfer
xcthatxctheirxcconclusionxcisxcfalse,xcandxcthatxcgiraffesxcdoxcnotxchavexclongxcnecks."xc-xcanswer--

Thexcfallacyxcfallacy

Whichxcstatementxcisxcaccuratexcregardingxcbiasxcinxcinformationxcsources?xc-xcanswer--
Allxcsourcesxchavexcbias,xcbutxcsomexcarexcmorexccrediblexcthanxcothers.

Axcnewsxcoutletxcissuesxcaxccorrectionxcandxcanxcapologyxcforxcincorrectxcinformationxcitxcpublishe
d.xcInxcthexcabsencexcofxcfurtherxcinformation,xcwhatxcdoesxcthisxcnewsxcoutlet'sxcactionxcsuggestxc
aboutxcitsxccredibility?xc-xcanswer--
Thexcsourcexcappearsxccrediblexcbecausexcitxcisxcconcernedxcwithxcaccuracy.

Whichxctwoxccharacterizationsxcarexcmostxcaccuratexcregardingxcthexccredibilityxcofxcinformationxc
sources?xc-xcanswer--
Sourcesxcmayxclackxccredibilityxcforxcaxcvarietyxcofxcreasons.xc&xcThexccredibilityxcofxcsourcesxcspa
nsxcaxcspectrum.

Whyxcisxcidentifyingxcthexcauthorxcessentialxcinxcdeterminingxcaxcsource'sxccredibility?xc-
xcanswer--Itxchelpsxctoxcdeterminexcifxcthexcauthorxchasxcrelevantxcexpertise.



Whatxcisxcaxclogicalxcstepxcforxccriticalxcthinkersxctoxctakexcifxctheyxcarexcuncertainxcaboutxcthexcrelia
bilityxcofxcaxcsource?xc-xcanswer--Verifyxcthexcreliabilityxcofxcaxcsourcexcbyxccross-
referencingxcwithxcadditionalxcsourcexcmaterials.

Whichxcstatementxcrepresentsxcaxclogicalxcreactionxctoxcaxcsourcexcclaimingxctoxcbexcfreexcfromxcbi
as?xc-xcanswer--"Thisxccan'txcbexctruexcbecausexcallxcsourcesxccontainxcbias."

Howxccouldxcpodcasts,xcnewscasts,xcandxctalkxcradioxcbexclessxcbiased?xc-xcanswer--
Byxcfeaturingxcexpertsxcwhoxcofferxccontraryxcviewpoints.

Whatxcarexctwoxcwaysxcinxcwhichxcthexcinternetxchasxccomplicatedxcaxccriticalxcthinkingxcapproachx
ctoxcfindingxcreliablexcsources?xc-xcanswer--

Sourcesxcarexcmorexceasilyxclocatedxcyetxcnotxcconsistentlyxccredible.xc&xcSourcesxcarexcmorexce
asilyxclocatedxcbutxcstillxcneedxctoxcbexcverified.

Whichxcfactorxcshouldxcpeoplexcfocusxconxcwhenxcevaluatingxcinternet-
basedxcinformationxcsourcesxcforxccredibility?xc-xcanswer--Content

Whyxcshouldxcpeoplexcreadxcotherxcarticlesxcpublishedxcbyxcthexcsamexcsourcexcwhenxctheyxclocat
excanxcarticlexcofxcinterestxconxcthexcinternet?xc-xcanswer--
Toxcdeterminexcwhetherxcthexcsourcexcpublishesxcsensationalizedxcorxcovertlyxcbiasedxcstories.