D265 - WGU - Critical Thinking - Reason and Evidence Exam Questions and answers 2025.

D265 - WGU - Critical Thinking - Reason
and Evidence Exam Questions and
answers 2025




PROPOSITIONS ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Are ,statements ,that ,can ,be ,true ,or ,false


Ex. ,Snow ,is ,a ,white.


NON-PROPOSITIONS ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Are ,sentences ,that ,do ,not ,make ,a
,claim ,that ,can ,be ,true ,or ,false.




Ex. ,Close ,the ,door




SIMPLE ,PROPOSITIONS ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-They ,are ,simply ,true ,or ,false ,on
,their ,own. ,(Example: ,Harry ,Potter ,wears ,glasses. ,The ,sky ,is ,blue.)




COMPLEX ,PROPOSITIONS ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Are ,composed ,of ,simple
,propositions. ,Whether ,they ,are ,true ,or ,false ,depends ,on ,whether ,their ,parts ,are
,true ,or ,false. ,(Example: ,The ,sky ,is ,blue, ,but ,it ,does ,not ,look ,blue ,to ,me ,right
,now. ,The ,cat ,ate ,the ,food, ,but ,he ,did ,not ,like ,it. ,The ,GDP ,of ,Canada ,is ,either
,$3 ,trillion ,or ,$12 ,trillion.)




Words ,used ,to ,identify ,(single)Independent ,Propositions ,in ,a
,sentence/statement ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-AND, ,OR, ,EITHER, ,BUT, ,IF, ,THEN.




Argument ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-A ,statement ,put ,forth ,and ,supported ,by
,evidence. ,(premises ,and ,conclusion

,PREMISE ,INDICATORS ,(Argument) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-BECAUSE, ,FOR,
,GIVEN ,THAT, ,AS, ,SINCE, ,AS ,INDICATED ,BY.




CONCLUSION ,INDICATORS(Argument) ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-THEREFORE, ,SO,
,IT ,FOLLOWS ,THAT, ,HENCE, ,THUS, ,ENTAILS ,THAT, ,WE ,MAY ,CONCLUDE
,THAT, ,IMPLIES ,THAT, ,WHEREFORE, ,AND ,AS ,A ,RESULT.




DEDUCTIVE ,ARGUMENTS ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-establishes ,a ,conclusion ,to ,be
,true ,by ,stating ,two ,or ,more ,true ,premises ,that ,lead ,to ,the ,conclusion ,being
,true ,




Ex ,If ,A ,and ,B ,are ,true, ,then ,C ,must ,also ,be ,true


INDUCTION ,ARGUMENTS ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Arguments ,where ,the ,premises
,make ,the ,conclusion ,probable.
-analogies, ,authority, ,causal ,inferences, ,extrapolations, ,etc.


INFERENCE ,TO ,THE ,BEST ,EXPLANATION ,OR ,ABDUCTION ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-Arguments ,where ,the ,best ,available ,explanation ,is ,chosen ,as ,the
,correct ,explanation.




FORMAL ,FALLACY ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Error ,in ,the ,structure ,or ,the ,argument
Argument ,where ,the ,conclusions ,do ,not ,follow ,from ,the ,premises.
When ,it's ,not ,raining ,the ,road ,is ,not ,slippery.


INFORMAL ,FALLACY ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Argument ,where ,the ,content ,of ,the
,premises ,is ,false
Concerns ,the ,informational ,content ,of ,an ,argument.
Premise: ,All ,Arabs ,are ,Muslims. ,Premise: ,All ,Iranians ,are ,Muslims. ,Conclusion:
,All ,Iranians ,are ,Arabs




A ,FORMAL ,FALLACY ,IS ,A ,TYPE ,OF ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Bad ,Argument
,Structure

, Which ,piece ,of ,information ,would ,be ,the ,most ,helpful ,to ,know ,in ,assessing ,the
,credibility ,of ,a ,news ,story? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Whether ,the ,name ,of ,the
,author ,and ,the ,publication ,are ,identified




Which ,questions ,are ,most ,appropriate ,for ,evaluating ,the ,credibility ,of ,an
,information ,source? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Who ,funded ,it? ,& ,Does ,it ,try ,to ,get
,you ,to ,distrust ,other ,sources?




While ,researching ,a ,topic ,on ,the ,internet, ,a ,student ,encounters ,two ,different
,websites, ,one ,of ,that ,looks ,more ,official ,than ,the ,other ,and ,includes ,tables,
,charts, ,and ,statistics, ,while ,the ,other ,does ,not.
What ,is ,the ,line ,of ,reasoning ,this ,student ,should ,employ ,to ,determine ,which
,site ,is ,more ,credible? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-It ,is ,not ,feasible ,to ,determine
,which ,site ,is ,more ,credible ,from ,the ,information ,provided.




In ,which ,way ,should ,an ,information ,source ,be ,approached ,if ,it ,is ,stating ,that ,it
,is ,the ,only ,source ,of ,real ,information ,and ,that ,other ,sources ,cannot ,be
,trusted? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Skeptically, ,because ,the ,source ,may ,lack
,credibility.




PRINCIPLE ,OF ,CHARITY ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-The ,principle ,of ,charity
,suggests ,we ,should ,try ,to ,understand ,ideas ,before ,criticizing ,them.




Which ,of ,the ,following ,are ,reasons ,for ,applying ,the ,principle ,of ,charity? ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-It ,is ,morally ,right ,to ,give ,others ,the ,benefit ,of ,the ,doubt.
It ,allows ,for ,a ,clearer ,understanding ,of ,the ,issue.


CONFIRMATION ,BIAS ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-the ,tendency ,to ,interpret ,new
,evidence ,as ,confirmation ,of ,one's ,existing ,beliefs ,or ,theories.




Smith ,is ,committed ,to ,the ,belief ,that ,technological ,advancement ,is ,always
,beneficial ,and ,thus ,never ,detrimental ,to ,human ,life. ,Smith ,reads ,a ,carefully
,written ,and ,sufficiently ,argued ,essay ,in ,which ,the ,author ,contends ,that ,the
,human ,adoption ,of ,any ,new ,technology ,involves ,both ,advantages ,and
,disadvantages ,to ,its ,adopters. ,Since ,Smith ,is ,a ,loyal ,technophile, ,Smith
,accepts ,the ,author's ,claims ,about ,the ,advantages ,of ,technology ,but ,rejects ,the
,author's ,claims ,about ,the ,disadvantages ,of ,technology. ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-
Confirmation ,Bias