WGU D265 - CRITICAL THINKING
VOCABULARY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RED A+
NEWLY UPDATED 2025/2026
Proposition
Definition:
A proposition is a statement that can be either true or false. It's a
declarative statement that makes a claim about reality that can be evaluated
for truth or falsity.
Example:
"You are the one I want."
o This is a proposition because it makes a claim about your desires or
feelings that can be evaluated as true or false based on the context
(e.g., "Yes, that's true, I want you," or "No, that's false, I don't want
you").
Non-Proposition
Definition:
A non-proposition is a statement that cannot be true or false. These include
questions, commands, requests, or exclamations, which do not make a
claim that can be evaluated for truth or falsity.
Example:
"Shake it off."
o This is a non-proposition because it is a command, not a statement
of fact that can be true or false. You can't evaluate the truth of "Shake
it off" in the same way you can with a proposition.
, Complex Proposition
Definition:
A complex proposition consists of two or more simple propositions
combined in a way that creates an internal logical structure. The truth of the
complex proposition depends on the truth of its parts (the simple
propositions).
Example:
"I want to go to infinity and beyond."
o This is a complex proposition because it has two parts that can each
be evaluated for truth:
P1: "I want to go to infinity"
P2: "I want to go to beyond"
o To fully assess whether the entire statement is true or false, you'd
evaluate the truth of both P1 and P2.
Complex proposition indicators -ANSWER✔✔And
Or
If... then
Premise -ANSWER✔✔Part of an argument that lends support or demonstrates that
the conclusion is true.
Argument -ANSWER✔✔Purportedly rational movements from one or more
premises to a conclusion.
***Will contain one or more premises and a conclusion
VOCABULARY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RED A+
NEWLY UPDATED 2025/2026
Proposition
Definition:
A proposition is a statement that can be either true or false. It's a
declarative statement that makes a claim about reality that can be evaluated
for truth or falsity.
Example:
"You are the one I want."
o This is a proposition because it makes a claim about your desires or
feelings that can be evaluated as true or false based on the context
(e.g., "Yes, that's true, I want you," or "No, that's false, I don't want
you").
Non-Proposition
Definition:
A non-proposition is a statement that cannot be true or false. These include
questions, commands, requests, or exclamations, which do not make a
claim that can be evaluated for truth or falsity.
Example:
"Shake it off."
o This is a non-proposition because it is a command, not a statement
of fact that can be true or false. You can't evaluate the truth of "Shake
it off" in the same way you can with a proposition.
, Complex Proposition
Definition:
A complex proposition consists of two or more simple propositions
combined in a way that creates an internal logical structure. The truth of the
complex proposition depends on the truth of its parts (the simple
propositions).
Example:
"I want to go to infinity and beyond."
o This is a complex proposition because it has two parts that can each
be evaluated for truth:
P1: "I want to go to infinity"
P2: "I want to go to beyond"
o To fully assess whether the entire statement is true or false, you'd
evaluate the truth of both P1 and P2.
Complex proposition indicators -ANSWER✔✔And
Or
If... then
Premise -ANSWER✔✔Part of an argument that lends support or demonstrates that
the conclusion is true.
Argument -ANSWER✔✔Purportedly rational movements from one or more
premises to a conclusion.
***Will contain one or more premises and a conclusion
