WGU D265 EXAM | CRITICAL
THINKING REASON AND EVIDENCE
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM |
CORRECTLY ANSWERED AND
GRADED A+ | 2025 GUIDE
Why do good critical thinkers use the Principle of Charity when
interpreting another's argument?
- Correct Answer –
To engage in a more interesting and productive debate
Andie wants to know how Americans view the Second Amendment right
to bear arms. After interviewing attendees of a National Rifle Association
meeting, Andie concludes that an overwhelming majority of Americans
believe that preserving the Second Amendment should be a top national
priority. What concept does Andie's conclusion demonstrate?
- Correct Answer –
Selection bias
Which question is most appropriately answered using System 1
Thinking?
- Correct Answer –
,What is the opposite of day?
Which description best characterizes System 2 Thinking?
- Correct Answer –
Slow, deliberate, and calculating
"I have watched a couple superhero movies and neither was any good.
So, no superhero movie is worth watching."
Which fallacy of weak induction best characterizes the above argument
- Correct Answer –
Hasty generalization
A customer asks a salesperson why the data plan on a cellphone is so
expensive. The salesperson responds by redirecting the customer's
attention to how sleek and stylish the phone is.Which fallacy of
relevance best characterizes the salesperson's response?
- Correct Answer –
red herring
"Either the vaccine is 100% effective at preventing infection or it is
completely ineffective. Since the vaccine is not 100% effective, the only
logical conclusion is that it is completely ineffective at preventing
infection. "What are names for the fallacy of presumption in the above
argument?
, - Correct Answer –
"False dichotomy" and "Black and white reasoning."
Harper accidentally breaks a mirror. A short time later the stock market
crashes, wiping out most of Harper's retirement savings. Harper
exclaims, "If only I had not broken that darn mirror!"What fallacy does
Harper commit in the above passage?
- Correct Answer –
Post hoc (ergo propter hoc)
"We should not approve the proposal to raise the speed limit from 60 to
65 miles per hour. If we do that, next we will be expected to raise the
speed limit to 70, then 80. At that point, we may as well have no speed
limit at all. Finally, we will have to get rid of all other traffic laws and
nobody will ever be safe on the road again."What fallacy is committed in
the above passage?
- Correct Answer –
Slippery slope
Which argument exemplifies the general-specific pattern?
- Correct Answer –
Everyone who enters the area must abandon hope. Dante entered the
area. So, Dante must abandon hope.
THINKING REASON AND EVIDENCE
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM |
CORRECTLY ANSWERED AND
GRADED A+ | 2025 GUIDE
Why do good critical thinkers use the Principle of Charity when
interpreting another's argument?
- Correct Answer –
To engage in a more interesting and productive debate
Andie wants to know how Americans view the Second Amendment right
to bear arms. After interviewing attendees of a National Rifle Association
meeting, Andie concludes that an overwhelming majority of Americans
believe that preserving the Second Amendment should be a top national
priority. What concept does Andie's conclusion demonstrate?
- Correct Answer –
Selection bias
Which question is most appropriately answered using System 1
Thinking?
- Correct Answer –
,What is the opposite of day?
Which description best characterizes System 2 Thinking?
- Correct Answer –
Slow, deliberate, and calculating
"I have watched a couple superhero movies and neither was any good.
So, no superhero movie is worth watching."
Which fallacy of weak induction best characterizes the above argument
- Correct Answer –
Hasty generalization
A customer asks a salesperson why the data plan on a cellphone is so
expensive. The salesperson responds by redirecting the customer's
attention to how sleek and stylish the phone is.Which fallacy of
relevance best characterizes the salesperson's response?
- Correct Answer –
red herring
"Either the vaccine is 100% effective at preventing infection or it is
completely ineffective. Since the vaccine is not 100% effective, the only
logical conclusion is that it is completely ineffective at preventing
infection. "What are names for the fallacy of presumption in the above
argument?
, - Correct Answer –
"False dichotomy" and "Black and white reasoning."
Harper accidentally breaks a mirror. A short time later the stock market
crashes, wiping out most of Harper's retirement savings. Harper
exclaims, "If only I had not broken that darn mirror!"What fallacy does
Harper commit in the above passage?
- Correct Answer –
Post hoc (ergo propter hoc)
"We should not approve the proposal to raise the speed limit from 60 to
65 miles per hour. If we do that, next we will be expected to raise the
speed limit to 70, then 80. At that point, we may as well have no speed
limit at all. Finally, we will have to get rid of all other traffic laws and
nobody will ever be safe on the road again."What fallacy is committed in
the above passage?
- Correct Answer –
Slippery slope
Which argument exemplifies the general-specific pattern?
- Correct Answer –
Everyone who enters the area must abandon hope. Dante entered the
area. So, Dante must abandon hope.
