WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING REASON AND EVIDENCE
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What is confirmation bias?
A. A self-reflective process in which an individual challenge
their own beliefs to ensure they are correct.
B. The rational way to think about a solution based on reason
and evidence.
C. The effort to interpret other's reasoning in the best possible
light to debate on the merit of an argument and avoid fallacies.
D. The natural tendency to seek evidence that support personal
beliefs and ignore evidence that gets in the way of the beliefs.
Answer- The natural tendency to seek evidence that support
personal beliefs and ignore evidence that gets in the way of the
beliefs.
An individual enters a bank wearing a mask for medical reasons.
A bank employee become concerned when the individual enters
and calls the bank's emergency security line thinking the
,individual was a bank robber. Why did the bank employees react
the way that they did?
A. Irrationality
B. Anchoring bias
C. Representativeness heuristic
D. Confirmation bias
Answer- Representativeness heuristic
A politician faced with the question about failing stock market
say in the press conference. The stock market must go up this
year because people will be unhappy if it doesn’t. What fallacy
is being committed by the politician?
A. Appeal to popularity fallacy
B. Appeal to consequences fallacy.
C. Genetic Fallacy
D. Red Herring Fallacy.
Answer- Appeal to consequences fallacy
What is the genetic fallacy?
A. it is committed when one introduces an irrelevant topic.
,B. it is an irrelevance fallacy based solely on history or origin.
C. it is committed when one attacks the person making an
argument rather than the argument itself.
D. it is committed when one's argument mistakenly uses the
same word in two different sense.
Answer- It is an irrelevance fallacy based solely on history or
origin.
A witness is testifying against a defendant in a court case.
During cross-examination the defense attorney bring up
economic & tax fraud committed by the witness 4 years ago.
What is the reason for this not being an ad hominem attach in
the given scenario?
A. Because the lawyer is trying to introduce an irrelevant topic
in the argument.
B. Because the lawyer is checking the creditability of the
witness.
C. Because the lawyer is trying to find out the origin of an idea
to reject or accept the witness's claim.
D. Because the lawyer is not using a threat to compel agreement
from the witness.
Answer- Because the lawyer is checking the creditability of the
witness.
, There are many different sources of information, the internet,
social media post, podcast, videos, news articles and countless
other media. What is the best way to get a picture of the source
of information?
A. Look at a variety of primary sources.
B. Look at quotes from qualified person.
C. Stick to only one source of trust.
D. Ensure the information make sense.
Answer- Look at a variety of primary sources.
Most people today believe the earth is round. Members of the
international Flat Earth Society believe that earth is flat.
Supposed someone begins to research the question of the Earth's
shape. The sources listed below were among the first search
engine results. Which two sources are reliable?
Choose two answers:
Answer- - A published collection of photographs taken by
astronauts on space missions over the last 20 years.
-Models of what the night sky book looks like for each point of
view.
EXAM TESTBANK 2025 AND STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 350
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED
VERSION |GUARANTEED PASS A+
What is confirmation bias?
A. A self-reflective process in which an individual challenge
their own beliefs to ensure they are correct.
B. The rational way to think about a solution based on reason
and evidence.
C. The effort to interpret other's reasoning in the best possible
light to debate on the merit of an argument and avoid fallacies.
D. The natural tendency to seek evidence that support personal
beliefs and ignore evidence that gets in the way of the beliefs.
Answer- The natural tendency to seek evidence that support
personal beliefs and ignore evidence that gets in the way of the
beliefs.
An individual enters a bank wearing a mask for medical reasons.
A bank employee become concerned when the individual enters
and calls the bank's emergency security line thinking the
,individual was a bank robber. Why did the bank employees react
the way that they did?
A. Irrationality
B. Anchoring bias
C. Representativeness heuristic
D. Confirmation bias
Answer- Representativeness heuristic
A politician faced with the question about failing stock market
say in the press conference. The stock market must go up this
year because people will be unhappy if it doesn’t. What fallacy
is being committed by the politician?
A. Appeal to popularity fallacy
B. Appeal to consequences fallacy.
C. Genetic Fallacy
D. Red Herring Fallacy.
Answer- Appeal to consequences fallacy
What is the genetic fallacy?
A. it is committed when one introduces an irrelevant topic.
,B. it is an irrelevance fallacy based solely on history or origin.
C. it is committed when one attacks the person making an
argument rather than the argument itself.
D. it is committed when one's argument mistakenly uses the
same word in two different sense.
Answer- It is an irrelevance fallacy based solely on history or
origin.
A witness is testifying against a defendant in a court case.
During cross-examination the defense attorney bring up
economic & tax fraud committed by the witness 4 years ago.
What is the reason for this not being an ad hominem attach in
the given scenario?
A. Because the lawyer is trying to introduce an irrelevant topic
in the argument.
B. Because the lawyer is checking the creditability of the
witness.
C. Because the lawyer is trying to find out the origin of an idea
to reject or accept the witness's claim.
D. Because the lawyer is not using a threat to compel agreement
from the witness.
Answer- Because the lawyer is checking the creditability of the
witness.
, There are many different sources of information, the internet,
social media post, podcast, videos, news articles and countless
other media. What is the best way to get a picture of the source
of information?
A. Look at a variety of primary sources.
B. Look at quotes from qualified person.
C. Stick to only one source of trust.
D. Ensure the information make sense.
Answer- Look at a variety of primary sources.
Most people today believe the earth is round. Members of the
international Flat Earth Society believe that earth is flat.
Supposed someone begins to research the question of the Earth's
shape. The sources listed below were among the first search
engine results. Which two sources are reliable?
Choose two answers:
Answer- - A published collection of photographs taken by
astronauts on space missions over the last 20 years.
-Models of what the night sky book looks like for each point of
view.
