WGU D265 Critical Thinking Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

D265 - WGU - CRITICAL THINKING - REASON AND EVIDENCE 98 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PROPOSITIONS - answer Are statements that can be true or false NON-PROPOSITONS - answer Are sentences that are not statements about matters of fact or fiction. They do not make a claim that can be true or false. SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS - answer Have no internal logic structure, meaning whether they are

WGU D265 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023 Principle of Charity - answer we should choose the reconstructed argument that gives the benefit of the doubt to the person presenting the argument confirmation bias - answer a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence Alief - answer An automatic or habitual belief-like attitude which may or may not be in tension with the subject's explicit beliefs Heuristic - answer a simpl...

CRITICAL THINKING: REASON AND EVIDENCE D265, D265 - WGU - CRITICAL THINKING - REASON AND EVIDENCE 233 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Which sentence is a non-proposition? - If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window. - The earth is the third planet from the sun. - Where

WGU CRITICAL THINKING -D265 108 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Critical thinking - answer primarily the ability to think carefully about thinking and reasoning—to criticize your own reasoning. "Criticize" here is not meant in the sense of being mean or talking down or making fun of. Instead, it is used in the sense of, for example, how a coach might take a critical stance toward a players' skills—he throws high every time, she does not lead with her foot, they ride too forward in the saddle, et...

SECTION 4: CRITICAL THINKING D265 WGU Fallacies of Relevance Arguments that are really distractions from the main point - Ad Hominem - Appeal of Consquences - Genetic Fallacy - Equivocation - Ad Populum - Irrelevant Appeals Types of Fallacies of Relevance ad hominem attack An attack on a person rather than his or her argument Genetic Fallacy Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it. Irrelevant Appeals attempt to sway

SECTION 1: CRITICAL THINKING D265 WGU What is meant by validity or strength of an argument? - correct answer Generally, Strong Arguments are ones that are convincing. And an argument is valid if the premises(if true) provide proof of the conclusion. What are the different types of inferences? - correct answer - Deduction - Induction -Abduction Inference - correct answer A conclusion one can draw from the presented details. deduction - correct answer forming a general conclusion bas...

SECTION 1: CRITICAL THINKING D265 WGU What is meant by validity or strength of an argument? - correct answer Generally, Strong Arguments are ones that are convincing. And an argument is valid if the premises(if true) provide proof of the conclusion. What are the different types of inferences? - correct answer - Deduction - Induction -Abduction Inference - correct answer A conclusion one can draw from the presented details. deduction - correct answer forming a general conclusion bas...

WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING: REASONING AND EVIDENCE - PRACTICE ASSESSMENT Which sentences reflect strong critical thinking? Choose 2 answers. - I disagree with my opponent’s position on this issue, but I respect my opponents and I am curious to hear their thoughts on the matter. - I know that issues can be complicated, and that it is often difficult to determine the best approach to a problem. - Unlike some others, I do not jump to conclusions, nor am I biased. - While

D265 - WGU - CRITICAL THINKING - REASON AND EVIDENCE PROPOSITIONS - correct answer Are statements that can be true or false NON-PROPOSITONS - correct answer Are sentences that are not statements about matters of fact or fiction. They do not make a claim that can be true or false. SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS - correct answer Have no internal logic structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether a part of them is true or false. They are simply true or false on their o...

WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING: REASONING AND EVIDENCE - PRACTICE ASSESSMENT 43 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Which sentences reflect strong critical thinking? Choose 2 answers. - I disagree with my opponent's position on this issue, but I respect my opponents and I am curious to hear their thoughts on the matter. - I know that issues can be complicated, and that it is often difficult to determine the best approach to a problem. - Unlike some others, I do not jump to conclusions, nor am I biased...