WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING 2026 EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Jordan says, "I am the best student at our high school; I am the tallest and most
athletic, and I have the best car." Taylor, Jordan's best friend, totally agrees.
Which two descriptors best characterize Jordan's comments? Choose two answers.
- Weak argument
- Proposition
- Inference
- Strong argument - ✔✔- Weak argument
- Inference
✔✔All dogs are cute. Ginger is a dog. Therefore, Ginger is cute.
Which type of reasoning is illustrated in this example?
- Deductive
- Invalid
- Inductive
- Abductive - ✔✔Deductive
✔✔Usually when the audience comes out of a theater laughing, that means the film was
funny. The audience leaving the theater after this film is laughing. So the film probably is
funny.
Which type of reasoning is illustrated in this example?
- Valid
- Sound
- Inductive
- Deductive - ✔✔Inductive
✔✔All dogs can fly. Ginger is a dog. Therefore, Ginger can fly.
Which types of reasoning are illustrated in this example? Choose 2 answers.
,- Deductive
- Valid
- True
- Sound - ✔✔- Deductive
- Valid
✔✔An individual drops hundreds of objects, and each time they fall to the ground. The
individual therefore concludes that if someone drops a pencil, it will fall.
Which terms describe the argument? Choose 2 answers.
- Deductive
- Valid
- Strong
- Cogent - ✔✔- Strong
- Cogent
✔✔If I am bald, then I am old. I am old. Therefore, I am bald.
Which type of logic error is this an example of?
- Begging the question
- The fallacy fallacy
- Denying the antecedent
- Affirming the consequent - ✔✔Affirming the consequent
✔✔If I am a soldier, then I am brave. I am not a soldier. Therefore, I am not brave.
Which type of logic error is this an example of?
- Affirming the consequent
- Denying the antecedent
- Begging the question
- The fallacy fallacy - ✔✔Denying the antecedent
✔✔One should never cheat on a test, since cheating is wrong.
Which type of logic error is this an example of?
- Affirming the consequent
- Denying the antecedent
- Begging the question
- The fallacy fallacy - ✔✔Begging the question
✔✔My opponent argues that the earth is round because Dr. Evil shaped it that way
using his satellite mounted laser. Since Dr. Evil is a fictitious character, you must reject
the argument that the earth is round.
This is an example of which type of logic error?
- Denying the antecedent
, - Affirming the consequent
- Begging the question
- The fallacy fallacy - ✔✔The fallacy fallacy
✔✔Which of the following is an accurate characterization of "fallacy" as that term is
used in logic?
- A fallacy is a formal violation of a state law.
- A fallacy is a false claim.
- A fallacy is a deliberate attempt to deceive.
- A fallacy is a common mistake in reasoning. - ✔✔A fallacy is a common mistake in
reasoning.
✔✔Formal Fallacy - ✔✔The word "formal" refers to the structure of things.
✔✔Informal Fallacy - ✔✔Informal fallacies have a problem with their content.
✔✔A formal fallacy concerns _______, but an informal fallacy concerns _______. -
✔✔the structure of an argument
By definition, a formal fallacy concerns the structure of an argument and an informal
fallacy concerns the information contained in the argument's structure.
✔✔A formal fallacy is a type of _______. - ✔✔Bad argument structure
Formality is associated with structure.
✔✔Which questions are most appropriate for evaluating the credibility of an information
source? Choose 2 answers.
- Who funded it?
- Does it try to get you to distrust other sources?
- Does it support your beliefs and values?
- Is it free of bias? - ✔✔- Who funded it?
- Does it try to get you to distrust other sources?
✔✔Which study is most likely to be corrupted by bias?
- A study by the marketing department of an oil company determining the best use of
the company's advertising dollars
- A study by a group representing organic farmers examining the health benefits of
eating organic foods
- A study by an independent research group detailing the effects of global warming
- A study by a nonpartisan polling firm showing strong support for a new tax levy - ✔✔-
A study by a group representing organic farmers examining the health benefits of eating
organic foods
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Jordan says, "I am the best student at our high school; I am the tallest and most
athletic, and I have the best car." Taylor, Jordan's best friend, totally agrees.
Which two descriptors best characterize Jordan's comments? Choose two answers.
- Weak argument
- Proposition
- Inference
- Strong argument - ✔✔- Weak argument
- Inference
✔✔All dogs are cute. Ginger is a dog. Therefore, Ginger is cute.
Which type of reasoning is illustrated in this example?
- Deductive
- Invalid
- Inductive
- Abductive - ✔✔Deductive
✔✔Usually when the audience comes out of a theater laughing, that means the film was
funny. The audience leaving the theater after this film is laughing. So the film probably is
funny.
Which type of reasoning is illustrated in this example?
- Valid
- Sound
- Inductive
- Deductive - ✔✔Inductive
✔✔All dogs can fly. Ginger is a dog. Therefore, Ginger can fly.
Which types of reasoning are illustrated in this example? Choose 2 answers.
,- Deductive
- Valid
- True
- Sound - ✔✔- Deductive
- Valid
✔✔An individual drops hundreds of objects, and each time they fall to the ground. The
individual therefore concludes that if someone drops a pencil, it will fall.
Which terms describe the argument? Choose 2 answers.
- Deductive
- Valid
- Strong
- Cogent - ✔✔- Strong
- Cogent
✔✔If I am bald, then I am old. I am old. Therefore, I am bald.
Which type of logic error is this an example of?
- Begging the question
- The fallacy fallacy
- Denying the antecedent
- Affirming the consequent - ✔✔Affirming the consequent
✔✔If I am a soldier, then I am brave. I am not a soldier. Therefore, I am not brave.
Which type of logic error is this an example of?
- Affirming the consequent
- Denying the antecedent
- Begging the question
- The fallacy fallacy - ✔✔Denying the antecedent
✔✔One should never cheat on a test, since cheating is wrong.
Which type of logic error is this an example of?
- Affirming the consequent
- Denying the antecedent
- Begging the question
- The fallacy fallacy - ✔✔Begging the question
✔✔My opponent argues that the earth is round because Dr. Evil shaped it that way
using his satellite mounted laser. Since Dr. Evil is a fictitious character, you must reject
the argument that the earth is round.
This is an example of which type of logic error?
- Denying the antecedent
, - Affirming the consequent
- Begging the question
- The fallacy fallacy - ✔✔The fallacy fallacy
✔✔Which of the following is an accurate characterization of "fallacy" as that term is
used in logic?
- A fallacy is a formal violation of a state law.
- A fallacy is a false claim.
- A fallacy is a deliberate attempt to deceive.
- A fallacy is a common mistake in reasoning. - ✔✔A fallacy is a common mistake in
reasoning.
✔✔Formal Fallacy - ✔✔The word "formal" refers to the structure of things.
✔✔Informal Fallacy - ✔✔Informal fallacies have a problem with their content.
✔✔A formal fallacy concerns _______, but an informal fallacy concerns _______. -
✔✔the structure of an argument
By definition, a formal fallacy concerns the structure of an argument and an informal
fallacy concerns the information contained in the argument's structure.
✔✔A formal fallacy is a type of _______. - ✔✔Bad argument structure
Formality is associated with structure.
✔✔Which questions are most appropriate for evaluating the credibility of an information
source? Choose 2 answers.
- Who funded it?
- Does it try to get you to distrust other sources?
- Does it support your beliefs and values?
- Is it free of bias? - ✔✔- Who funded it?
- Does it try to get you to distrust other sources?
✔✔Which study is most likely to be corrupted by bias?
- A study by the marketing department of an oil company determining the best use of
the company's advertising dollars
- A study by a group representing organic farmers examining the health benefits of
eating organic foods
- A study by an independent research group detailing the effects of global warming
- A study by a nonpartisan polling firm showing strong support for a new tax levy - ✔✔-
A study by a group representing organic farmers examining the health benefits of eating
organic foods
