WGU D265 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Principle of Charity - ANS we should choose the reconstructed argument that gives the
benefit of the doubt to the person presenting the argument
confirmation bias - ANS a tendency to search for information that supports our
preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
Alief - ANS An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our instinctual responses
can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
representitativeness heuristic - ANS A cognitive bias in which we categorize a new situation
based on the nearest prototype or experience in our mind.
anchoring bias - ANS a tendency to fixate on initial information, from which one then fails to
adequately adjust for subsequent information
selection bias - ANS When the sample we generalize from is too small or is not representative
of the larger target population
selective reporting - ANS Reporting the same data in different ways to achieve different
rhetorical goals.
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Principle of Charity - ANS we should choose the reconstructed argument that gives the
benefit of the doubt to the person presenting the argument
confirmation bias - ANS a tendency to search for information that supports our
preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence
Alief - ANS An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how our instinctual responses
can conflict with our reasoned-out beliefs.
representitativeness heuristic - ANS A cognitive bias in which we categorize a new situation
based on the nearest prototype or experience in our mind.
anchoring bias - ANS a tendency to fixate on initial information, from which one then fails to
adequately adjust for subsequent information
selection bias - ANS When the sample we generalize from is too small or is not representative
of the larger target population
selective reporting - ANS Reporting the same data in different ways to achieve different
rhetorical goals.
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
