CRITICAL THINKING: REASONING AND EVIDENCE D265 (WGU) TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CRITICAL THINKING: REASONING AND
EVIDENCE D265 (WGU) TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Deductive arguments - Answer-To provide evidence that the conclusion must
necessarily be true.

Valid argument - Answer-If the premise is true , then the conclusion must be true.

Invalid argument - Answer-A deductive argument that fails to provide conclusive support
for its conclusion.

Sound Argument - Answer-Is valid and has a true premises.

Unsound argument - Answer-a deductive argument that is invalid, has one or more false
premises, or both

Inductive Argument - Answer-Meant to give probable support to the conclusion.

Strong Arguments - Answer-If the premise are true, then the conclusion is like to be
true.

Weak Arguments - Answer-It fails to demonstrate that the conclusion is likely to be true,
even assuming the truth of the premises.

Cogent Arguments - Answer-Strong and has true premises.

Uncogent - Answer-Weak and has a false premises.

Formal Fallacy - Answer-Bad because of their structure

Informal Fallacy - Answer-Bad because of their content.

Antecendent - Answer-The thing that comes before.

Consequent - Answer-The thing that follows or comes after.

Modus Pones - Answer-If P then Q
P
Therefore Q

Modus Tollens - Answer-If P then Q
Not Q