WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING CORE MAIN
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which is the best example of System 1 thinking?
- Researching different candidates' tax plans to determine how to vote
- Automatically forming a judgment about someone based on how they are dressed
- Splitting the bill with friends at a restaurant
- Consulting multiple sources to form an investment plan - ✔✔Automatically forming a
judgment about someone based on how they are dressed
✔✔Which is the best example of System 2 thinking?
- Choosing the best college for one's child
- Realizing, due to a crashing sound, that something happened upstairs
- Thinking that food is rotten because it smells bad
- Solving the equation 1+3=? - ✔✔Choosing the best college for one's child
✔✔System 1 Thinking - ✔✔This is quick, automatic thinking
✔✔System 2 Thinking - ✔✔This is deliberate thinking
✔✔When asked how likely it is for an urban cyclist to get in an accident, a survey
respondent remembered that their friend got into a cycling accident last week. This
makes them conclude that cycling accidents are fairly likely.
Which statement is correct about the source of bias in the passage and how to avoid its
impact?
- This is availability bias. It is best avoided by carefully considering whether the
examples that come to mind are truly representative of the world at large.
- This is confirmation bias. It is best avoided by seeking out the best arguments for
alternative viewpoints.
- This is availability bias. It is best avoided by going with one's instincts and avoiding too
much deliberation.
,- This is confirmation bias. It is best avoided by staying fixed in one's beliefs and not
allowing outside influences to change one's views. - ✔✔This is availability bias. It is best
avoided by carefully considering whether the examples that come to mind are truly
representative of the world at large.
✔✔Which statement about how to respond to bias is correct?
- Different forms of bias are best responded to in different ways, depending on how they
impact a person.
- Since humans are bound to be influenced by bias in everything they do, there is no
point in trying to respond to bias.
- Humans are not influenced by bias.
- All different forms of bias can be responded to in the same way: by putting extra
weight on any conclusion that does not seem immediately plausible. - ✔✔Different
forms of bias are best responded to in different ways, depending on how they impact a
person.
✔✔Which piece of information would be the most helpful to know in assessing the
credibility of a news story?
- Whether the political party affiliation of the author is identified
- Whether the article contains video footage
- Whether the name of the author and the publication are identified
- Whether there is widespread agreement with the story on social media - ✔✔Whether
the name of the author and the publication are identified
✔✔While researching a topic on the internet, a student encounters two different
websites, one of that looks more official than the other and includes tables, charts, and
statistics, while the other does not.
What is the line of reasoning this student should employ to determine which site is more
credible?
- Neither site is credible, unless one of the two is truly an official government website
run by a government agency.
- The site that looks more official with tables, charts, and statistics is more credible
because it reflects professionalism and objectivity.
- It is not feasible to determine which site is more credible from the information provided.
- The site that looks less official and does not include tables, charts, and statistics is
more credible because it is more straightforward and objective. - ✔✔It is not feasible to
determine which site is more credible from the information provided.
✔✔In which way should an information source be approached if it is stating that it is the
only source of real information and that other sources cannot be trusted?
- Confidently, because the source likely has exclusive information.
, - Skeptically, because the source may lack credibility.
- Confidently, because the source is concerned with telling the true story.
- Skeptically, because the source reflects a formal fallacy. - ✔✔Skeptically, because the
source may lack credibility.
✔✔Two politicians are engaged in a debate about healthcare. The first politician claims
that human beings have a right to access healthcare. The second politician responds
that this claim is unclear. He asks, "What do you mean by 'right' and 'access'?" The first
politician responds by claiming that voters support accessible healthcare.
Which fallacy is the first politician committing?
- The false dilemma fallacy
- The red herring fallacy
- The equivocation fallacy
- The ad hominem fallacy - ✔✔The red herring fallacy
✔✔Which of the following is a fallacy of relevance?
- The fallacy of hasty generalization
- The fallacy of shifting the burden of proof
- The fallacy of anthropomorphism
- The genetic fallacy - ✔✔The genetic fallacy
✔✔A pen is a writing utensil. Sometimes, animals are kept in a pen. Thus, sometimes,
animals are kept in a writing utensil.
What fallacy is found in this argument?
- The fallacy of equivocation
- The fallacy of begging the question
- The fallacy of sweeping generalization
- The appeal to popularity fallacy - ✔✔The fallacy of equivocation
✔✔Ad Hominem Fallacy (Latin for "to the man") - ✔✔A fallacy of logic in which a
person's character or motive is attacked instead of the person's argument
✔✔Genetic Fallacy - ✔✔Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it
began, or who began it.
✔✔Straw Figure Fallacy - ✔✔is committed when one misrepresents another's argument
then attacks the misrepresented (weaker) argument rather than the actual (stronger)
argument.
✔✔red herring fallacy - ✔✔the use of irrelevant material to divert attention
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which is the best example of System 1 thinking?
- Researching different candidates' tax plans to determine how to vote
- Automatically forming a judgment about someone based on how they are dressed
- Splitting the bill with friends at a restaurant
- Consulting multiple sources to form an investment plan - ✔✔Automatically forming a
judgment about someone based on how they are dressed
✔✔Which is the best example of System 2 thinking?
- Choosing the best college for one's child
- Realizing, due to a crashing sound, that something happened upstairs
- Thinking that food is rotten because it smells bad
- Solving the equation 1+3=? - ✔✔Choosing the best college for one's child
✔✔System 1 Thinking - ✔✔This is quick, automatic thinking
✔✔System 2 Thinking - ✔✔This is deliberate thinking
✔✔When asked how likely it is for an urban cyclist to get in an accident, a survey
respondent remembered that their friend got into a cycling accident last week. This
makes them conclude that cycling accidents are fairly likely.
Which statement is correct about the source of bias in the passage and how to avoid its
impact?
- This is availability bias. It is best avoided by carefully considering whether the
examples that come to mind are truly representative of the world at large.
- This is confirmation bias. It is best avoided by seeking out the best arguments for
alternative viewpoints.
- This is availability bias. It is best avoided by going with one's instincts and avoiding too
much deliberation.
,- This is confirmation bias. It is best avoided by staying fixed in one's beliefs and not
allowing outside influences to change one's views. - ✔✔This is availability bias. It is best
avoided by carefully considering whether the examples that come to mind are truly
representative of the world at large.
✔✔Which statement about how to respond to bias is correct?
- Different forms of bias are best responded to in different ways, depending on how they
impact a person.
- Since humans are bound to be influenced by bias in everything they do, there is no
point in trying to respond to bias.
- Humans are not influenced by bias.
- All different forms of bias can be responded to in the same way: by putting extra
weight on any conclusion that does not seem immediately plausible. - ✔✔Different
forms of bias are best responded to in different ways, depending on how they impact a
person.
✔✔Which piece of information would be the most helpful to know in assessing the
credibility of a news story?
- Whether the political party affiliation of the author is identified
- Whether the article contains video footage
- Whether the name of the author and the publication are identified
- Whether there is widespread agreement with the story on social media - ✔✔Whether
the name of the author and the publication are identified
✔✔While researching a topic on the internet, a student encounters two different
websites, one of that looks more official than the other and includes tables, charts, and
statistics, while the other does not.
What is the line of reasoning this student should employ to determine which site is more
credible?
- Neither site is credible, unless one of the two is truly an official government website
run by a government agency.
- The site that looks more official with tables, charts, and statistics is more credible
because it reflects professionalism and objectivity.
- It is not feasible to determine which site is more credible from the information provided.
- The site that looks less official and does not include tables, charts, and statistics is
more credible because it is more straightforward and objective. - ✔✔It is not feasible to
determine which site is more credible from the information provided.
✔✔In which way should an information source be approached if it is stating that it is the
only source of real information and that other sources cannot be trusted?
- Confidently, because the source likely has exclusive information.
, - Skeptically, because the source may lack credibility.
- Confidently, because the source is concerned with telling the true story.
- Skeptically, because the source reflects a formal fallacy. - ✔✔Skeptically, because the
source may lack credibility.
✔✔Two politicians are engaged in a debate about healthcare. The first politician claims
that human beings have a right to access healthcare. The second politician responds
that this claim is unclear. He asks, "What do you mean by 'right' and 'access'?" The first
politician responds by claiming that voters support accessible healthcare.
Which fallacy is the first politician committing?
- The false dilemma fallacy
- The red herring fallacy
- The equivocation fallacy
- The ad hominem fallacy - ✔✔The red herring fallacy
✔✔Which of the following is a fallacy of relevance?
- The fallacy of hasty generalization
- The fallacy of shifting the burden of proof
- The fallacy of anthropomorphism
- The genetic fallacy - ✔✔The genetic fallacy
✔✔A pen is a writing utensil. Sometimes, animals are kept in a pen. Thus, sometimes,
animals are kept in a writing utensil.
What fallacy is found in this argument?
- The fallacy of equivocation
- The fallacy of begging the question
- The fallacy of sweeping generalization
- The appeal to popularity fallacy - ✔✔The fallacy of equivocation
✔✔Ad Hominem Fallacy (Latin for "to the man") - ✔✔A fallacy of logic in which a
person's character or motive is attacked instead of the person's argument
✔✔Genetic Fallacy - ✔✔Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it
began, or who began it.
✔✔Straw Figure Fallacy - ✔✔is committed when one misrepresents another's argument
then attacks the misrepresented (weaker) argument rather than the actual (stronger)
argument.
✔✔red herring fallacy - ✔✔the use of irrelevant material to divert attention
