WGU D265 TERMS Q AND A

WGU D265 TERMS Q AND A

CriticalxcThinkingxc-xcanswer--thexcabilityxctoxcthinkxccarefullyxcaboutxcthinkingxcandxcreasoning—
toxccriticizexcyourxcownxcreasoning.

Propositionsxc-xcanswer--statementsxcthatxccanxcbexctruexcorxcfalse

SimplexcPropositionxc-xcanswer--
havexcnoxcinternalxclogicalxcstructure,xcmeaningxcwhetherxctheyxcarexctruexcorxcfalsexcdoesxcnotxcd
ependxconxcwhetherxcaxcpartxcofxcthemxcisxctruexcorxcfalsexcThexcskyxcisxcblue.

ComplexxcPropositionxc-xcanswer--
havexcinternalxclogicalxcstructure,xcmeaningxctheyxcarexccomposedxcofxcsimplexcpropositions.xcTh
excskyxcisxcblue,xcbutxcitxcdoesxcnotxclookxcbluexctoxcmexcrightxcnow.

BadxcInferentialxcStructurexc-xcanswer--
premisesxcdoxcnotxcdemonstratexcorxcsupportxcconclusions,xcpremisesxcarexctruexcwithoutxcbeingx
ccompelledxctoxcacceptxcthexcconclusion



FalsexcPremisexc-xcanswer--premisexcisxcfalse

ConclusionxcIndicatorsxc-xcanswer--
Havexcthexcgeneralxcsensexcofxc"Ixchavexctoldxcyouxcsomexcthings,xcnowxcherexcisxcwhatxcIxcwantxcy
ouxctoxcbelieve".xcTherefore,xcso,xcitxcfollowsxcthat,xchence,xcthus,xcentailsxcthat,xcwexcmayxcconclu
dexcthat,xcimpliesxcthat,xcwherefore,xcasxcaxcresult

PremisexcIndicatorsxc-
xcanswer--"fromxcthisxcfactxcIxcamxcgoingxctoxcinferxcsomethingxcelsexcBecause,xcfor,xcgivenxcthat,xci

nxcthat,xcas,xcsince,xcasxcindicatedxcby

Argumentxc-xcanswer--
anyxcpurportedlyxcrationalxcmovementxcfromxcevidencexcorxcpremisesxctoxcaxcconclusion.xcIxcbelie
vexcxxcbecausexcofxcy,xcz,xcandxcw.

Deductivexc-xcanswer--thexcpremisesxcprovidexcconclusivexcsupportxcforxcthexcconclusionxc-
xcifxctheyxcguaranteexcthexcconclusionxcorxcmakexcthexcconclusionxccertain.



Inductionxc-xcanswer--argumentsxcwherexcthexcpremisesxcmakexcthexcconclusionxcprobable

Abductionxc-xcanswer--
argumentsxcwherexcthexcbestxcavailablexcexplanationxcisxcchosenxcasxcthexccorrectxcexplanation

Soundnessxc-xcanswer--
bothxcaboutxcstructurexcandxctruth.xcMustxchavexcgoodxcstructurexcandxctruexcpremises.