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WGU D265 Exam (Latest Update 2025 STUDY BUNDLE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS) Critical Thinking - Reason
and Evidence | Questions and Verified Answers |
100% Correct | Grade A
Proposition .....ANSWER.....A statement that can be true or false,
like "The sun rises in the east," think of it as a "truth possibility."
Example: "The Earth is flat" is a proposition, and it could be
either true or false.
Non-proposition .....ANSWER.....A statement that isn't about truth
or falsity, like questions or commands, think of it as "not about
truth."
Example: "What time is it?" is a non-proposition because it's a
question.
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Argument .....ANSWER.....Is like a debate; it's a set of statements
aiming to support the conclusion.
Example: In a debate, "Cats are great hunters (premise), and
Fluffy is a cat (premise), so Fluffy must be a great hunter
(conclusion)" is an argument.
Non-argument .....ANSWER.....Is just a collection of statements, not
trying to persuade, think of it as "statements hanging out."
Example: A recipe listing ingredients and instructions isn't trying
to persuade; it's a non-argument.
Premise .....ANSWER.....Is like the building blocks of an argument;
it's a statement used as evidence or support.
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Example: In a detective story, "The footprint matches the suspect's
shoe (premise)" is evidence in an argument.
Conclusion .....ANSWER.....Is like the verdict; it's the statement in
an argument that's being argued for, think of it as "what we're
trying to conclude."
Example: In a courtroom, "Based on the evidence, the defendant
is guilty (conclusion)" is what the argument aims to prove.
Deductive Argument .....ANSWER.....Is like a puzzle with precise
steps; it's when the conclusion absolutely must be true if the
premises are true.
Example: "All men are mortal (premise); Socrates is a man
(premise); therefore, Socrates is mortal (conclusion)" is a
deductive argument, think of it as a "definite conclusion."
WGU D265 Exam (Latest Update 2025 STUDY BUNDLE
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS) Critical Thinking - Reason
and Evidence | Questions and Verified Answers |
100% Correct | Grade A
Proposition .....ANSWER.....A statement that can be true or false,
like "The sun rises in the east," think of it as a "truth possibility."
Example: "The Earth is flat" is a proposition, and it could be
either true or false.
Non-proposition .....ANSWER.....A statement that isn't about truth
or falsity, like questions or commands, think of it as "not about
truth."
Example: "What time is it?" is a non-proposition because it's a
question.
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Argument .....ANSWER.....Is like a debate; it's a set of statements
aiming to support the conclusion.
Example: In a debate, "Cats are great hunters (premise), and
Fluffy is a cat (premise), so Fluffy must be a great hunter
(conclusion)" is an argument.
Non-argument .....ANSWER.....Is just a collection of statements, not
trying to persuade, think of it as "statements hanging out."
Example: A recipe listing ingredients and instructions isn't trying
to persuade; it's a non-argument.
Premise .....ANSWER.....Is like the building blocks of an argument;
it's a statement used as evidence or support.
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Example: In a detective story, "The footprint matches the suspect's
shoe (premise)" is evidence in an argument.
Conclusion .....ANSWER.....Is like the verdict; it's the statement in
an argument that's being argued for, think of it as "what we're
trying to conclude."
Example: In a courtroom, "Based on the evidence, the defendant
is guilty (conclusion)" is what the argument aims to prove.
Deductive Argument .....ANSWER.....Is like a puzzle with precise
steps; it's when the conclusion absolutely must be true if the
premises are true.
Example: "All men are mortal (premise); Socrates is a man
(premise); therefore, Socrates is mortal (conclusion)" is a
deductive argument, think of it as a "definite conclusion."
