WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and
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D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence |OA
, Representativeness heuristic Availability heuristic
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Term
Consider the following argument: Smith inspected 990 jellybeans in the
jar. Each of the beans Smith inspected is red. Therefore, all 1000 of the
beans in the jar are red.
Which kind of argument is this?
- A strong argument
- Deductive argument
- A weak argument
- A valid argument
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By noon, the sun was shining. The genetic fallacy
- Weak argument
A strong argument
- Inference
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,Definition
The deductive argument is valid and all premises are true premises. (If
not, it is an unsound argument.)
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Did The Company Really Close That Deal? It Has Had A Great Year. Where Is The
President Right Now? Let's Go Ask Whether The Deal Was Closed. In The Above
Paragraph, Which Sentence Expresses A Proposition? - Where Is The President Right
Now? - Did The Company Really Close That Deal? - Let's Go Ask Whether The Deal
Was Closed. - It Has Had A Great Year.
Soundness
If The New Employee Wants To Succeed, Then They Need To Show Up On Time.
How Many Times Have We Heard The Manager Complain About Tardiness? Nobody
Likes A 7 A.m. Start Time, But It Was In The Job Description. We Should Remind The
New Employee How Important This Is. Which Is A Simple Proposition That Is
Expressed In The Above Paragraph? - The New Employee Wants To Succeed. - How
Many Times Have We Heard The Manager Complain About Tardiness? - The
Employees Look Out For Each Other. - If The New Employee Wants To Succeed,
Then They Need To Show Up On Time.
All Dogs Can Fly. Ginger Is A Dog. Therefore, Ginger Can Fly. Which Types Of
Reasoning Are Illustrated In This Example? Choose 2 Answers. - Deductive - Valid -
True - Sound
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, Term
Ad Hominem Fallacy (Latin for "to the man")
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A fallacy of logic in which a person's A fallacy of logic in which a person's
argument is dismissed due to lack of argument is ignored in favor of
evidence statistical data
A fallacy of logic in which a
A fallacy of logic in which a person's
person's character or motive is
argument is supported by their
attacked instead of the person's
credentials
argument
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Definition
An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our instinctual
responses can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
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Evidence |OA| Objective Assessment | Actual
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D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence |OA
, Representativeness heuristic Availability heuristic
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Term
Consider the following argument: Smith inspected 990 jellybeans in the
jar. Each of the beans Smith inspected is red. Therefore, all 1000 of the
beans in the jar are red.
Which kind of argument is this?
- A strong argument
- Deductive argument
- A weak argument
- A valid argument
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By noon, the sun was shining. The genetic fallacy
- Weak argument
A strong argument
- Inference
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,Definition
The deductive argument is valid and all premises are true premises. (If
not, it is an unsound argument.)
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Did The Company Really Close That Deal? It Has Had A Great Year. Where Is The
President Right Now? Let's Go Ask Whether The Deal Was Closed. In The Above
Paragraph, Which Sentence Expresses A Proposition? - Where Is The President Right
Now? - Did The Company Really Close That Deal? - Let's Go Ask Whether The Deal
Was Closed. - It Has Had A Great Year.
Soundness
If The New Employee Wants To Succeed, Then They Need To Show Up On Time.
How Many Times Have We Heard The Manager Complain About Tardiness? Nobody
Likes A 7 A.m. Start Time, But It Was In The Job Description. We Should Remind The
New Employee How Important This Is. Which Is A Simple Proposition That Is
Expressed In The Above Paragraph? - The New Employee Wants To Succeed. - How
Many Times Have We Heard The Manager Complain About Tardiness? - The
Employees Look Out For Each Other. - If The New Employee Wants To Succeed,
Then They Need To Show Up On Time.
All Dogs Can Fly. Ginger Is A Dog. Therefore, Ginger Can Fly. Which Types Of
Reasoning Are Illustrated In This Example? Choose 2 Answers. - Deductive - Valid -
True - Sound
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, Term
Ad Hominem Fallacy (Latin for "to the man")
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A fallacy of logic in which a person's A fallacy of logic in which a person's
argument is dismissed due to lack of argument is ignored in favor of
evidence statistical data
A fallacy of logic in which a
A fallacy of logic in which a person's
person's character or motive is
argument is supported by their
attacked instead of the person's
credentials
argument
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Definition
An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our instinctual
responses can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
Give this one a try later!
