WGU - C168 Critical Thinking and Logic EXAM 2026-2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS SOLUTION A+ GRADE
two components in strategic thinking: - ANSWER--Identification. Recognizing when your
thinking is irrational or flawed.
Intellectual action. Engaging and challenging your own thinking.
What are some examples of weak critical thinkers? - ANSWER—
1. They ignore the flaws in their own thinking
2. They seek to win an argument through intellectual trickery or deceit
3. They make no true effort to consider alternative viewpoints
4. They are willing to hide or distort evidence
What are some examples of strong critical thinkers? - ANSWER—
1. The consistently pursue what is intellectually fair and just
2. They strive to be ethical
3. They will entertain arguments with which they do not agree
What are the three dimensions of critical thinking? - ANSWER—
1. Analyzing one's thinking
2. Evaluating one's thinking
3. Improving one's thinking
What are the four characteristics of critical thinking? - ANSWER—
1. self-directed
2. self-disciplined
3. self-monitored
, 4. self-corrective
A key to developing questions of judgment is to remember:
. - ANSWER---These will be questions that could be answered differently by people with
different view points, and;
-Among competing answers, there may be one that is the best (based on the intellectual
standards outlined by Paul and Elder).
-A question of judgment does not have one correct answer, but a number of well-reasoned
answers
Dimensions of Decision-Making
THERE ARE 9 - ANSWER---
Figure out, and regularly rearticulate, your most fundamental goals, purposes, and needs.
-Take problems and decisions one-by-one.
-Figure out the implications of alternatives.
-Figure out the information you need and seek it.
-Draw reasonable inferences from the information you analyze and interpret.
-Figure out long- and short-term options and limitations (time, money, power).
-Consider pros and cons of options.
-Be strategic in your decision-making.
-Monitor the implications of your actions and shift strategy if need be.
Dimensions of Problem-Solving
THERE ARE SEVEN - ANSWER—
-Figure out and regularly reevaluate your goals, purposes, and needs.
, -Identify your problems explicitly, then analyze them.
-Figure out the information you need, and actively seek that information.
-Carefully analyze, interpret, and evaluate the information you collect.
-Figure out your options for action and evaluate them.
-Adopt a strategic approach to the problem, and follow through on that strategy.
-When you act, monitor the implications of your action as they begin to emerge.
Identification involves - ANSWER--looking at your irrational emotions or desires and figuring
out what is generating them.
Then, the critical thinker seeks to replace the irrational thinking with rational thinking.
According to Paul and Elder, intellectual action requires figuring out: - ANSWER-
-1) what is going on in a situation;
2) options for action;
3) a justification for choosing an option;
4) ways to reduce the impact of irrational thinking.
Mill's Methods of Determining Causation - ANSWER--Common factor Single Difference
Concomitant variation In Process of elimination
Common factor - ANSWER---In analyzing causation, looking for a single shared factor
-Tourists infected with a tropical disease all took the same flight
, is the tendency to view everything in relation to oneself. - ANSWER--egocentrism
is the assumption that one's own social group is inherently superior to all others. - ANSWER--
sociocentrism
What are three things a well-cultivated critical thinker does while reasoning? - ANSWER--1.
Raises vital questions
2. Gathers and assesses relevant information
3. Reaches well-reasoned conclusions and solutions
4. Thinks open-mindedly
5. Communicates effectively with others
Americans have always done it that way, and as the greatest country in the world, it's always
worked for us in the past.
How can we trust the engineering work on this building? The structural engineers weren't
educated in the U.S.
These statements are a result of what kind of thinking? - ANSWER--First-order thinking
The assumptions we've relied upon may be flawed. Let's review them again. I'd like to talk this
over with some colleagues. They may have some insights we are missing.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS SOLUTION A+ GRADE
two components in strategic thinking: - ANSWER--Identification. Recognizing when your
thinking is irrational or flawed.
Intellectual action. Engaging and challenging your own thinking.
What are some examples of weak critical thinkers? - ANSWER—
1. They ignore the flaws in their own thinking
2. They seek to win an argument through intellectual trickery or deceit
3. They make no true effort to consider alternative viewpoints
4. They are willing to hide or distort evidence
What are some examples of strong critical thinkers? - ANSWER—
1. The consistently pursue what is intellectually fair and just
2. They strive to be ethical
3. They will entertain arguments with which they do not agree
What are the three dimensions of critical thinking? - ANSWER—
1. Analyzing one's thinking
2. Evaluating one's thinking
3. Improving one's thinking
What are the four characteristics of critical thinking? - ANSWER—
1. self-directed
2. self-disciplined
3. self-monitored
, 4. self-corrective
A key to developing questions of judgment is to remember:
. - ANSWER---These will be questions that could be answered differently by people with
different view points, and;
-Among competing answers, there may be one that is the best (based on the intellectual
standards outlined by Paul and Elder).
-A question of judgment does not have one correct answer, but a number of well-reasoned
answers
Dimensions of Decision-Making
THERE ARE 9 - ANSWER---
Figure out, and regularly rearticulate, your most fundamental goals, purposes, and needs.
-Take problems and decisions one-by-one.
-Figure out the implications of alternatives.
-Figure out the information you need and seek it.
-Draw reasonable inferences from the information you analyze and interpret.
-Figure out long- and short-term options and limitations (time, money, power).
-Consider pros and cons of options.
-Be strategic in your decision-making.
-Monitor the implications of your actions and shift strategy if need be.
Dimensions of Problem-Solving
THERE ARE SEVEN - ANSWER—
-Figure out and regularly reevaluate your goals, purposes, and needs.
, -Identify your problems explicitly, then analyze them.
-Figure out the information you need, and actively seek that information.
-Carefully analyze, interpret, and evaluate the information you collect.
-Figure out your options for action and evaluate them.
-Adopt a strategic approach to the problem, and follow through on that strategy.
-When you act, monitor the implications of your action as they begin to emerge.
Identification involves - ANSWER--looking at your irrational emotions or desires and figuring
out what is generating them.
Then, the critical thinker seeks to replace the irrational thinking with rational thinking.
According to Paul and Elder, intellectual action requires figuring out: - ANSWER-
-1) what is going on in a situation;
2) options for action;
3) a justification for choosing an option;
4) ways to reduce the impact of irrational thinking.
Mill's Methods of Determining Causation - ANSWER--Common factor Single Difference
Concomitant variation In Process of elimination
Common factor - ANSWER---In analyzing causation, looking for a single shared factor
-Tourists infected with a tropical disease all took the same flight
, is the tendency to view everything in relation to oneself. - ANSWER--egocentrism
is the assumption that one's own social group is inherently superior to all others. - ANSWER--
sociocentrism
What are three things a well-cultivated critical thinker does while reasoning? - ANSWER--1.
Raises vital questions
2. Gathers and assesses relevant information
3. Reaches well-reasoned conclusions and solutions
4. Thinks open-mindedly
5. Communicates effectively with others
Americans have always done it that way, and as the greatest country in the world, it's always
worked for us in the past.
How can we trust the engineering work on this building? The structural engineers weren't
educated in the U.S.
These statements are a result of what kind of thinking? - ANSWER--First-order thinking
The assumptions we've relied upon may be flawed. Let's review them again. I'd like to talk this
over with some colleagues. They may have some insights we are missing.
