D265 CRITICAL THINKING STUDY
EXAM QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Critical Thinking - correct answer ✔✔The ability to think carefully about thinking and
reasoning/to be critical of your own reasoning.
Propositions - correct answer ✔✔The fundamental building blocks of arguments. They are a
statement that can be true or false.
Simple propositions - correct answer ✔✔They have no internal logic structure, they are simply
true or false based on how the world is.
Freedom should be the highest value for its citizens. - correct answer ✔✔Simple proposition
Complex propositions - correct answer ✔✔They have internal logic structure, and whether they
are true or false depends on if their parts are true or false.
If freedom should be the highest value for its citizens, then we should promote it in our laws
and policies. - correct answer ✔✔Complex proposition
Argument - correct answer ✔✔Contains at least two statements or propositions: a conclusion
and one or more premises that lend support to the conclusion.
Premise - correct answer ✔✔A proposition that supports the conclusion.
, Conclusion Indicators - correct answer ✔✔Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus, entails
that, we may conclude that, implies that, wherefore, as a result.
Premise Indicators - correct answer ✔✔Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, indicated by.
Conclusion - correct answer ✔✔The claim that the whole argument is intended to support or
prove.
Deduction - correct answer ✔✔Arguments where the premises guarantee or necessitate the
conclusion.
Types of arguments that are deductive - correct answer ✔✔Mathematical arguments, logical
arguments, arguments from definition.
Induction - correct answer ✔✔Arguments where the premises make the conclusion likely to be
true.
Types of arguments that are inductive/ampliative - correct answer ✔✔Analogies, authority,
casual inferences, scientific reasoning, extrapolations.
P1: Monty is in Bejing
P2: It is impossible to get here from Bejing in an afternoon
Conclusion: Monty won't be at the party - correct answer ✔✔Deductive argument
P1: Monty is really shy
P2: Monty rarely goes to parties
Conclusion: Monty won't be at the party - correct answer ✔✔Inductive/ampliative argument
EXAM QUESTIONS & ACCURATE
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Critical Thinking - correct answer ✔✔The ability to think carefully about thinking and
reasoning/to be critical of your own reasoning.
Propositions - correct answer ✔✔The fundamental building blocks of arguments. They are a
statement that can be true or false.
Simple propositions - correct answer ✔✔They have no internal logic structure, they are simply
true or false based on how the world is.
Freedom should be the highest value for its citizens. - correct answer ✔✔Simple proposition
Complex propositions - correct answer ✔✔They have internal logic structure, and whether they
are true or false depends on if their parts are true or false.
If freedom should be the highest value for its citizens, then we should promote it in our laws
and policies. - correct answer ✔✔Complex proposition
Argument - correct answer ✔✔Contains at least two statements or propositions: a conclusion
and one or more premises that lend support to the conclusion.
Premise - correct answer ✔✔A proposition that supports the conclusion.
, Conclusion Indicators - correct answer ✔✔Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus, entails
that, we may conclude that, implies that, wherefore, as a result.
Premise Indicators - correct answer ✔✔Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, indicated by.
Conclusion - correct answer ✔✔The claim that the whole argument is intended to support or
prove.
Deduction - correct answer ✔✔Arguments where the premises guarantee or necessitate the
conclusion.
Types of arguments that are deductive - correct answer ✔✔Mathematical arguments, logical
arguments, arguments from definition.
Induction - correct answer ✔✔Arguments where the premises make the conclusion likely to be
true.
Types of arguments that are inductive/ampliative - correct answer ✔✔Analogies, authority,
casual inferences, scientific reasoning, extrapolations.
P1: Monty is in Bejing
P2: It is impossible to get here from Bejing in an afternoon
Conclusion: Monty won't be at the party - correct answer ✔✔Deductive argument
P1: Monty is really shy
P2: Monty rarely goes to parties
Conclusion: Monty won't be at the party - correct answer ✔✔Inductive/ampliative argument
