WGU D265 CTRITICAL THINKING REASON AND
EVIDENCE OA EXAM 2025 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
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When does confirmation bias occur?
A. A Tendency to make final judgement on the information acquired early in the decision-making
process that, otherwise known as jumping to conclusion.
B. When one places to much faith in their knowledge and opinions and they believe their contribution to
a decision is more valuable than it is.
C. A systemic error that occurs when people allows their interpretation of information in the world
around them to affect their judgments and decisions.
D. When one looks for information to support their existing beliefs and reject data contrary to their
beliefs ,leading to biased decision.
When one looks for information to support their existing beliefs and reject data contrary to their beliefs,
leading to biased decision
What is a cognitive bias?
A.A systemic error that occurs when people allows their interpretation of information in the world
around them to affect their judgments and decisions.
B. When one places to much faith in their knowledge and opinions and they believe their contribution to
a decision is more valuable than it is.
C. A Tendency to make final judgement on the information acquired early in the decision-making
process that, otherwise known as jumping to conclusion.
D. When one looks for information to support their existing beliefs and reject data contrary to their
beliefs ,leading to biased decision.
A systemic error that occurs when people allows their interpretation of information in the world around
them to affect their judgments and decisions.
Which example is free of the impact of bias?
A. A likeable person is censured due to poor performance.
B. People from certain races or group are treated differently.
C. A likeable individual is promoted with no credibility.
D. Valuable advice is rejected because of who is giving the advice.
Valuable advice is rejected because of who is giving the advice
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,Which result can narrow framing lead to?
A. Deeper understanding
B. More Accurate perspectives
C. Poor decision-making
D. More thorough analyses
Poor decision-making
Which statement is correct about exhibiting a bias?
A. If a statement is reasonable , it is unbiased.
B. Sport enthusiasm is the primary occurrence of bias in human reason.
C. Its safe to assumed that someone else beliefs are due to bias.
D. A person may be inclined to believed articular conclusion over others.
A person may be inclined to believe a particular conclusion over others
What is a characteristic of System 2 thinking?
A. It results in a more biased response than System 1
C. It involves a reliance on associative thinking
D. It results in a less emotional response than System 1
It results in a less emotional response than System 1
Which statement correctly compares system 1 and system 2 thinking?
A. System 1 is analytical while system 2 is intuitive.
B. System 1 thinking is learned while system 2 thinking is innate.
C. System 1 thinking is spontaneous and system 2 thinking is conscious
D. System 1 thinking is more accurate and system 2 thinking is less accurate
System 1 thinking is spontaneous and system 2 thinking is conscious
What is the type of bias in play when people rely too heavily on the first piece of information they hear?
A. Confirmation bias
B. Anchoring bias
C. Informative bias
D. Mental heuristic
Anchoring bias
Which situation illustrates the burden of proof fallacy?
A. A person says, "Since you haven't been able to lose weight, I will assume you are not following the
diet plan."
B. A person says, "We cannot cut military spending because cuts will embolden our enemies and make
us vulnerable to an attack."
C. An individual claims to have seen an alien spacecraft. Instead of providing supporting evidence, this
individual suggests NASA must do so.
D. A brother says to his sister, "All you do is talk!" The sister responds to her brother by saying, "You
never stop talking!"
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,An individual claims to have seen an alien spacecraft. Instead of providing supporting evidence, this
individual suggests NASA must do so.
An employee meets with his boss and claims a coworker is bullying him. The boss asks the employee for
evidence to support his claims. He argues that it is the boss's responsibility to prove he was not bullied
and that he should not have to provide evidence. Which fallacy of presumption is reflected in this
statement?
A. Card stacking
B. Burden of proof
C. Slippery slope
D. Ad hominem
Burden of proof
What is another term for the bandwagon fallacy?
A. Appeal to emotion
B. Appeal to Common belief
C. Appeal to consequences
D. Appeal to ignorance
Appeal to Common belief
Which fallacy describes anything which misrepresent or divert attention away from a pertinent or crucial
subject?
A. Straw man Fallacy
B. False Dilemma fallacy
C. Red Hearing Fallacy
D. Genetic Fallacy
Red Hearing Fallacy
Which common fallacy is based on conclusions formed only on a person's or concept's past, source, or
origins, instead of it's significance or pertinence at the moment ?
A. Faulty generalization
B. Straw man Fallacy
C. Genetic Fallacy
D. Red Hearing Fallacy
Genetic Fallacy
Pat has a college degree, so she must make a lot of money. What is the unstated assumption in this
argument?
A. Pat learned valuable skills in college.
B. Everyone with a college degree is happy
C. Everyone with a college degree makes a lot of money.
D. Pat works in a lucrative industry.
Everyone with a college degree makes a lot of money
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, A political candidate is maligned by an opponent for having experimented with recreational drug in
college. Which fallacy of relevance is this an example of?
A. Straw man
B. Slippery slope.
C. circular reasoning
D Ad Hominem attack
Ad Hominem attack
Blake lives in Hawaii, so she must spend her weekends surfing. Which two statements accurately
summarize the argument? Choose 2 answers
The argument includes a single conclusion
The argument includes a single premise
The grass is green in color
An example of a proposition
Which is a non proposition?
A. the earth is flat
B. the sun is a star
C. do not work on that essay
D. red is a primary color
Do not work on that essay
What is the key feature of a simple proposition?
A. An internal structure
B. Truth value depends on its parts
C. No internal structure
D. Contains multiple propositions
No internal structure
Which is a simple proposition?
A. The person had cake, but did not enjoy it.
B. I am a bird or I am a human.
C. Empathy should be practiced by everyone.
D. Either I am smart, or they are fools and do not understand the issue
Empathy should be practiced by everyone
All bears are wild Smokey is a bear. Therefore, Smokey is wild.
Which term describes this argument?
Deductive
A student states: "Road A is straight. Road B is winding. Roads A and B intersect."Which term describes
this type of argument?
A. Inductive argument
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EVIDENCE OA EXAM 2025 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED A+|BRAND
NEW!!|LATEST UPDATE |GUARANTEED PASS
When does confirmation bias occur?
A. A Tendency to make final judgement on the information acquired early in the decision-making
process that, otherwise known as jumping to conclusion.
B. When one places to much faith in their knowledge and opinions and they believe their contribution to
a decision is more valuable than it is.
C. A systemic error that occurs when people allows their interpretation of information in the world
around them to affect their judgments and decisions.
D. When one looks for information to support their existing beliefs and reject data contrary to their
beliefs ,leading to biased decision.
When one looks for information to support their existing beliefs and reject data contrary to their beliefs,
leading to biased decision
What is a cognitive bias?
A.A systemic error that occurs when people allows their interpretation of information in the world
around them to affect their judgments and decisions.
B. When one places to much faith in their knowledge and opinions and they believe their contribution to
a decision is more valuable than it is.
C. A Tendency to make final judgement on the information acquired early in the decision-making
process that, otherwise known as jumping to conclusion.
D. When one looks for information to support their existing beliefs and reject data contrary to their
beliefs ,leading to biased decision.
A systemic error that occurs when people allows their interpretation of information in the world around
them to affect their judgments and decisions.
Which example is free of the impact of bias?
A. A likeable person is censured due to poor performance.
B. People from certain races or group are treated differently.
C. A likeable individual is promoted with no credibility.
D. Valuable advice is rejected because of who is giving the advice.
Valuable advice is rejected because of who is giving the advice
1|Page
,Which result can narrow framing lead to?
A. Deeper understanding
B. More Accurate perspectives
C. Poor decision-making
D. More thorough analyses
Poor decision-making
Which statement is correct about exhibiting a bias?
A. If a statement is reasonable , it is unbiased.
B. Sport enthusiasm is the primary occurrence of bias in human reason.
C. Its safe to assumed that someone else beliefs are due to bias.
D. A person may be inclined to believed articular conclusion over others.
A person may be inclined to believe a particular conclusion over others
What is a characteristic of System 2 thinking?
A. It results in a more biased response than System 1
C. It involves a reliance on associative thinking
D. It results in a less emotional response than System 1
It results in a less emotional response than System 1
Which statement correctly compares system 1 and system 2 thinking?
A. System 1 is analytical while system 2 is intuitive.
B. System 1 thinking is learned while system 2 thinking is innate.
C. System 1 thinking is spontaneous and system 2 thinking is conscious
D. System 1 thinking is more accurate and system 2 thinking is less accurate
System 1 thinking is spontaneous and system 2 thinking is conscious
What is the type of bias in play when people rely too heavily on the first piece of information they hear?
A. Confirmation bias
B. Anchoring bias
C. Informative bias
D. Mental heuristic
Anchoring bias
Which situation illustrates the burden of proof fallacy?
A. A person says, "Since you haven't been able to lose weight, I will assume you are not following the
diet plan."
B. A person says, "We cannot cut military spending because cuts will embolden our enemies and make
us vulnerable to an attack."
C. An individual claims to have seen an alien spacecraft. Instead of providing supporting evidence, this
individual suggests NASA must do so.
D. A brother says to his sister, "All you do is talk!" The sister responds to her brother by saying, "You
never stop talking!"
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,An individual claims to have seen an alien spacecraft. Instead of providing supporting evidence, this
individual suggests NASA must do so.
An employee meets with his boss and claims a coworker is bullying him. The boss asks the employee for
evidence to support his claims. He argues that it is the boss's responsibility to prove he was not bullied
and that he should not have to provide evidence. Which fallacy of presumption is reflected in this
statement?
A. Card stacking
B. Burden of proof
C. Slippery slope
D. Ad hominem
Burden of proof
What is another term for the bandwagon fallacy?
A. Appeal to emotion
B. Appeal to Common belief
C. Appeal to consequences
D. Appeal to ignorance
Appeal to Common belief
Which fallacy describes anything which misrepresent or divert attention away from a pertinent or crucial
subject?
A. Straw man Fallacy
B. False Dilemma fallacy
C. Red Hearing Fallacy
D. Genetic Fallacy
Red Hearing Fallacy
Which common fallacy is based on conclusions formed only on a person's or concept's past, source, or
origins, instead of it's significance or pertinence at the moment ?
A. Faulty generalization
B. Straw man Fallacy
C. Genetic Fallacy
D. Red Hearing Fallacy
Genetic Fallacy
Pat has a college degree, so she must make a lot of money. What is the unstated assumption in this
argument?
A. Pat learned valuable skills in college.
B. Everyone with a college degree is happy
C. Everyone with a college degree makes a lot of money.
D. Pat works in a lucrative industry.
Everyone with a college degree makes a lot of money
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, A political candidate is maligned by an opponent for having experimented with recreational drug in
college. Which fallacy of relevance is this an example of?
A. Straw man
B. Slippery slope.
C. circular reasoning
D Ad Hominem attack
Ad Hominem attack
Blake lives in Hawaii, so she must spend her weekends surfing. Which two statements accurately
summarize the argument? Choose 2 answers
The argument includes a single conclusion
The argument includes a single premise
The grass is green in color
An example of a proposition
Which is a non proposition?
A. the earth is flat
B. the sun is a star
C. do not work on that essay
D. red is a primary color
Do not work on that essay
What is the key feature of a simple proposition?
A. An internal structure
B. Truth value depends on its parts
C. No internal structure
D. Contains multiple propositions
No internal structure
Which is a simple proposition?
A. The person had cake, but did not enjoy it.
B. I am a bird or I am a human.
C. Empathy should be practiced by everyone.
D. Either I am smart, or they are fools and do not understand the issue
Empathy should be practiced by everyone
All bears are wild Smokey is a bear. Therefore, Smokey is wild.
Which term describes this argument?
Deductive
A student states: "Road A is straight. Road B is winding. Roads A and B intersect."Which term describes
this type of argument?
A. Inductive argument
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