WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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Which sentence is a non-proposition?
a. If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a
window.
b. The earth is the third planet from the sun.
c. Where are the keys to my car?
d. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.: Where are the
keys to my car?
Did the company really close that deal? It has had a great year. Where is
the president right now? Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?
a. Where is the president right now?
b. Did the company really close that deal?
c. Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
d. It has had a great year.: It has had a great year.
Propositions: Statements that can be true or false.
Non-propositions: Sentences that are not statements about matters of fact
(or fiction). They do not make a claim that can be true or false.
Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
a. Birthday parties can be really fun.
b. The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
c. Too many employees are used to high-stress work environments in
the United States.
d. Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible?: The cat ate
the food, but did not like it.
,If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new
one or will not be able to keep up productivity.
Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above
into the simple propositions?
a. If the computer is not fixed, then the company needs to buy a new
one. The company will not be able to keep up productivity.
b. The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new
computer. The company will not be able to keep up productivity.
c. The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new
one or will not be able to keep up productivity.
d. The company does not have enough computers.: The computer is
not fixed.
The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not be able
to keep up productivity.
Simple propositions: Simple propositions have no internal logical
structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on
whether part of them is true or false. They are simply true or false on their
own.
Complex propositions: Complex propositions have internal logical
structure, meaning they are composed of simple propositions. Whether they
are true or false depends on whether their parts are true or false.
If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on
time. How many times have we heard the manager complain about
tardiness? Nobody likes a 7 a.m. start time, but it was in the job
description. We should remind the new employee how important this
is.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above
paragraph?
a. The new employee wants to succeed.
b. How many times have we heard the manager complain about
tardiness?
, c. The employees look out for each other.
d. If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up
on time.: The new employee wants to succeed.
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively
affects many of us. Many people are unsure exactly how their health
insurance coverage works and are not sure where they can go to get
care. What can be done to improve this? If changes are not made soon,
the problem will only get worse.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above
paragraph?
a. Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
b. The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this
negatively affects many of us.
c. What can be done to improve this?
d. Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance
coverage works and are not sure where they can go to get care.: Many
people are not sure where they can go to get care.
Bad inferential structure: Every argument with the same structure as this
argument is bad (invalid or weak). The premises do not, in fact,
demonstrate or maybe even support the conclusion. In other words, we can
accept the premises as true without being compelled to accept the
conclusion. There is something wrong with this argument's general
structure.
False premise: This particular argument has a premise/assumption that is
false. There is something wrong with this argument's particular content.
Conclusion Indicators: Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus, entails
that, we may conclude that, implies that, wherefore, as a result
Premise Indicators: Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, as
indicated by
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Which sentence is a non-proposition?
a. If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a
window.
b. The earth is the third planet from the sun.
c. Where are the keys to my car?
d. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.: Where are the
keys to my car?
Did the company really close that deal? It has had a great year. Where is
the president right now? Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?
a. Where is the president right now?
b. Did the company really close that deal?
c. Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
d. It has had a great year.: It has had a great year.
Propositions: Statements that can be true or false.
Non-propositions: Sentences that are not statements about matters of fact
(or fiction). They do not make a claim that can be true or false.
Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
a. Birthday parties can be really fun.
b. The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
c. Too many employees are used to high-stress work environments in
the United States.
d. Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible?: The cat ate
the food, but did not like it.
,If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new
one or will not be able to keep up productivity.
Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above
into the simple propositions?
a. If the computer is not fixed, then the company needs to buy a new
one. The company will not be able to keep up productivity.
b. The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new
computer. The company will not be able to keep up productivity.
c. The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new
one or will not be able to keep up productivity.
d. The company does not have enough computers.: The computer is
not fixed.
The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not be able
to keep up productivity.
Simple propositions: Simple propositions have no internal logical
structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on
whether part of them is true or false. They are simply true or false on their
own.
Complex propositions: Complex propositions have internal logical
structure, meaning they are composed of simple propositions. Whether they
are true or false depends on whether their parts are true or false.
If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on
time. How many times have we heard the manager complain about
tardiness? Nobody likes a 7 a.m. start time, but it was in the job
description. We should remind the new employee how important this
is.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above
paragraph?
a. The new employee wants to succeed.
b. How many times have we heard the manager complain about
tardiness?
, c. The employees look out for each other.
d. If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up
on time.: The new employee wants to succeed.
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively
affects many of us. Many people are unsure exactly how their health
insurance coverage works and are not sure where they can go to get
care. What can be done to improve this? If changes are not made soon,
the problem will only get worse.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above
paragraph?
a. Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
b. The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this
negatively affects many of us.
c. What can be done to improve this?
d. Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance
coverage works and are not sure where they can go to get care.: Many
people are not sure where they can go to get care.
Bad inferential structure: Every argument with the same structure as this
argument is bad (invalid or weak). The premises do not, in fact,
demonstrate or maybe even support the conclusion. In other words, we can
accept the premises as true without being compelled to accept the
conclusion. There is something wrong with this argument's general
structure.
False premise: This particular argument has a premise/assumption that is
false. There is something wrong with this argument's particular content.
Conclusion Indicators: Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus, entails
that, we may conclude that, implies that, wherefore, as a result
Premise Indicators: Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, as
indicated by
