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D265 - WGU - Critical Thinking - Reason and Evidence
Exam 2026 Actual Complete Real Verified Exam
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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?
- The new employee wants to succeed.
- How many times have we heard the manager complain
about tardiness?
- The employees look out for each other.
- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to
show up on time. - Answer-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
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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?
- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
- The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and
this negatively affects many of us.
- What can be done to improve this?
- Many people are unsure exactly how their health
insurance coverage works and are not sure where they
can go to get care. - Answer-Many people are not sure
where they can go to get care.
Bad inferential structure - Answer-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.
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False premise - Answer-This particular argument has a
premise/assumption that is false. There is something
wrong with this argument's particular content.
Conclusion Indicators - Answer-Therefore, so, it follows
that, hence, thus, entails that, we may conclude that,
implies that, wherefore, as a result
Premise Indicators - Answer-Because, for, given that, in
that, as, since, as indicated by
"Since we cannot go out until the restaurant opens, and
given that we are trying to save money, we should just
hang out here until closer to dinner."
Which statements are the premises of the following
argument? Choose 2 answers.
- We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
- We are trying to save money.
- We should just hang out here until closer to dinner.
- We can have a good time without spending money. -
Answer-- We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
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- We are trying to save money.
Most students in the class scored less than 70% on the
exam. This means that the exam was too difficult to
accurately assess student learning. Therefore, as exams
are supposed to accurately assess student learning, the
exam must be revised and readministered.
Which statement is the conclusion of the above argument?
- The exam must be revised and readministered.
- Some students in the class scored higher than 70% on
the exam.
- Exams are supposed to accurately assess student
learning.
- Most students in the class scored less than 70% on the
exam. - Answer-The exam must be revised and
readministered.
Which sentences are arguments? Choose 2 answers.
D265 - WGU - Critical Thinking - Reason and Evidence
Exam 2026 Actual Complete Real Verified Exam
Questions with verified Answers (Correct Answers)
Already Graded A+ ||Newest Exam!!!
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?
- The new employee wants to succeed.
- How many times have we heard the manager complain
about tardiness?
- The employees look out for each other.
- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to
show up on time. - Answer-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
,2|Page
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?
- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
- The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and
this negatively affects many of us.
- What can be done to improve this?
- Many people are unsure exactly how their health
insurance coverage works and are not sure where they
can go to get care. - Answer-Many people are not sure
where they can go to get care.
Bad inferential structure - Answer-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.
,3|Page
False premise - Answer-This particular argument has a
premise/assumption that is false. There is something
wrong with this argument's particular content.
Conclusion Indicators - Answer-Therefore, so, it follows
that, hence, thus, entails that, we may conclude that,
implies that, wherefore, as a result
Premise Indicators - Answer-Because, for, given that, in
that, as, since, as indicated by
"Since we cannot go out until the restaurant opens, and
given that we are trying to save money, we should just
hang out here until closer to dinner."
Which statements are the premises of the following
argument? Choose 2 answers.
- We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
- We are trying to save money.
- We should just hang out here until closer to dinner.
- We can have a good time without spending money. -
Answer-- We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
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- We are trying to save money.
Most students in the class scored less than 70% on the
exam. This means that the exam was too difficult to
accurately assess student learning. Therefore, as exams
are supposed to accurately assess student learning, the
exam must be revised and readministered.
Which statement is the conclusion of the above argument?
- The exam must be revised and readministered.
- Some students in the class scored higher than 70% on
the exam.
- Exams are supposed to accurately assess student
learning.
- Most students in the class scored less than 70% on the
exam. - Answer-The exam must be revised and
readministered.
Which sentences are arguments? Choose 2 answers.
