D265 CRITICAL THINKING REASON AND
EVIDENCE WGU COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
GUIDE WITH VERIFIED PA AND OA
ANSWERS 2026
⩥ Non-propositions. Answer: Sentences that cannot be true or false
⩥ Complex propositions. Answer: depends on the truth of their parts and
their internal logic
⩥ deductive argument. Answer: to provide evidence that the conclusion
must necessarily be true
⩥ inductive argument. Answer: to provide evidence that make the
conclusion more or less likely to be true
⩥ valid argument. Answer: if the premises are true, the conclusion must
be true (deductive)
⩥ sound argument. Answer: a valid argument with true premises
(deductive)
,⩥ strong argument. Answer: if the premises are true, the conclusion is
probably true (indeductive)
⩥ cogent argument. Answer: a strong argument with true premises
(indeductive)
⩥ fallacy. Answer: is an argument that contains bad reasoning
⩥ formal fallacies. Answer: Are bad because of their structure.
(deductive)
⩥ informal fallacies. Answer: are bad because of their content
(indeductive)
⩥ begging the question. Answer: argument in which a premise of the
argument assumes the truth of the conclusion
⩥ fallacy fallacy. Answer: when one rejects the conclusion of an
argument because that argument commits a fallacy
⩥ confirmation bias. Answer: the tendency to focus on evidence that
confirms what an individual already believes
⩥ cognitive biases. Answer: systematic errors in thinking
, ⩥ Alief. Answer: An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how
our instinctual responses can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
⩥ representativeness heuristic. Answer: a cognitive bias in which an
individual categorizes a new situation based on the nearest protoype or
experience in our mind
⩥ anchoring and adjustment. Answer: we tend to anchor to the first
piece of information we have about a new domain and the only adjust up
or down from there
⩥ availability heuristic. Answer: A process where in the mind
generalizes based on what is available to it rather than on what is
objectively true
⩥ selection bias. Answer: when the sample we generalize from is too
small or is not representative of the larger target population
⩥ selective reporting. Answer: Reporting the same data in different ways
to achieve different rhetorical goals.
⩥ System 1 thinking. Answer: This is quick, automatic thinking
EVIDENCE WGU COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
GUIDE WITH VERIFIED PA AND OA
ANSWERS 2026
⩥ Non-propositions. Answer: Sentences that cannot be true or false
⩥ Complex propositions. Answer: depends on the truth of their parts and
their internal logic
⩥ deductive argument. Answer: to provide evidence that the conclusion
must necessarily be true
⩥ inductive argument. Answer: to provide evidence that make the
conclusion more or less likely to be true
⩥ valid argument. Answer: if the premises are true, the conclusion must
be true (deductive)
⩥ sound argument. Answer: a valid argument with true premises
(deductive)
,⩥ strong argument. Answer: if the premises are true, the conclusion is
probably true (indeductive)
⩥ cogent argument. Answer: a strong argument with true premises
(indeductive)
⩥ fallacy. Answer: is an argument that contains bad reasoning
⩥ formal fallacies. Answer: Are bad because of their structure.
(deductive)
⩥ informal fallacies. Answer: are bad because of their content
(indeductive)
⩥ begging the question. Answer: argument in which a premise of the
argument assumes the truth of the conclusion
⩥ fallacy fallacy. Answer: when one rejects the conclusion of an
argument because that argument commits a fallacy
⩥ confirmation bias. Answer: the tendency to focus on evidence that
confirms what an individual already believes
⩥ cognitive biases. Answer: systematic errors in thinking
, ⩥ Alief. Answer: An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how
our instinctual responses can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
⩥ representativeness heuristic. Answer: a cognitive bias in which an
individual categorizes a new situation based on the nearest protoype or
experience in our mind
⩥ anchoring and adjustment. Answer: we tend to anchor to the first
piece of information we have about a new domain and the only adjust up
or down from there
⩥ availability heuristic. Answer: A process where in the mind
generalizes based on what is available to it rather than on what is
objectively true
⩥ selection bias. Answer: when the sample we generalize from is too
small or is not representative of the larger target population
⩥ selective reporting. Answer: Reporting the same data in different ways
to achieve different rhetorical goals.
⩥ System 1 thinking. Answer: This is quick, automatic thinking
