WGU D265 EXAM
A political candidate is maligned by an
opponent for having experimented with
recreational drug in college. Which falla-
cy of relevance is this an example of?
Ad Hominem attack
A. Straw man
B. Slippery slope.
C. circular reasoning
D Ad Hominem attack
Blake lives in Hawaii, so she must spend
The argument includes a single conclu-
her weekends surfing. Which two state-
sion
ments accurately summarize the argu-
The argument includes a single premise
ment? Choose 2 answers
The grass is green in color An example of a proposition
Which is a non proposition?
A. the earth is flat
B. the sun is a star Do not work on that essay
C. do not work on that essay
D. red is a primary color
What is the key feature of a simple propo-
sition?
A. An internal structure
No internal structure
B. Truth value depends on its parts
C. No internal structure
D. Contains multiple propositions
Which is a simple proposition?
A. The person had cake, but did not enjoy
it.
B. I am a bird or I am a human. Empathy should be practiced by every-
C. Empathy should be practiced by one
everyone.
D. Either I am smart, or they are fools and
do not understand the issue
All bears are wild Smokey is a bear.
Therefore, Smokey is wild. Deductive
Which term describes this argument?
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A student states: "Road A is straight.
Road B is winding. Roads A and B inter-
sect."Which term describes this type of
argument?
Non-argument
A. Inductive argument
B. True argument
C. Invalid argument
D. Non-argument
A professor of logic stated an arithmeti-
cal argument can be valid or invalid
because of the structure of the argu-
ment?they gave an example of 1 +1
=2, 4-2=2 hence 1+1=4-2What structure
A+B=C, B+D= F
represents the premise
A. A+B=C, B+D= F
B. A+C=B, D+B= C
C. A+B=C, D+E= C
D. A+B=C, D+E= F
If I am a scientist, then I am intelligent.
I am not a scientist. Therefore. I am not
intelligent Which type of logic error is this
an example of?
Denying the antecedent
A. Affirming the consequent
B. Begging the question
C. Denying the antecedent
D. The fallacy fallacy
If Spencer is hungry, then Spencer is
tired. Spencer is not hungry. Therefore,
Spencer is not tired
This is an example of which type of logic
error? Choose one Denying the antecedent
A. Denying the antecedent
B. The fallacy fallacy
C. Begging the question
D. Affirming the consequent
Which kind of fallacy arise when the
premise of an argument presupposes
the truth of the conclusion, rather than
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providing evidence for it?
A. Straw man
B. Red Herring Begging the question
C. Begging the question
D. genetic
Two friends discussed pets and made
two statements:
Friend 1 "More people i know have dog
than any other pets, so dogs are the most
popular pets":
Friend 2." The argument relies on the
fallacy of anecdotal evidence to support
the fallacy fallacy
this claim, so it can't be correct that dogs
are popular pets.which type of fallacy is
friend 2 committing?
A. The fallacy -fallacy
B. Hasty generalization fallacy
C. Bandwagon fallacy
D. Straw man fallacy
Some penguins live on Antarctica, there-
fore penguins are not birds.what type of
fallacy is occurring in the above given
scenario?
A. Genetic Irrelevance appeal
B. Irrelevant appeal (also known as a non
sequitur)
C. Ad Populum
D. False Dilemmas
Which two actions should a person take
after identifying the author of an informa-
tion source encountered on the internet?
Choose 2 answers -Determine the purpose and function of
A. Determine the purpose and function the applicable site or publication
of the applicable site or publication -Consult a variety of sources to gain a
B. Consult a variety of sources to gain a broader perspective on the issue
broader perspective on the issue
C. Poll social media contacts to deter-
mine if there is a consensus
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D. Learn the author's political party affil-
iation to determine the reliability of the
source
A young individual reads an article on so-
cial media titled 'Unemployment on the
Rise.' and becomes very worried for their
job prospects. Later, the individual no-
tices that the article was six years old.
and therefore not relevant to the current
state of things.what phrase was coined Context Collapse
by Danah boyd and related to the sce-
nario?
A. Context Collapse
B. Appeal to unqualified authority
C. availability heuristic
D. Representativeness heuristic
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 solu-
tion based on reason and evidence. The natural tendency to seek evidence
C. The effort to interpret other's reason- that support personal beliefs and ignore
ing in the best possible light to debate evidence that gets in the way of the be-
on the merit of an argument and avoid liefs.
fallacies.
D. The natural tendency to seek evi-
dence 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
Representativeness heuristic
emergency security line thinking the in-
dividual was a bank robber. Why did the
bank employees react the way that they
did?
A political candidate is maligned by an
opponent for having experimented with
recreational drug in college. Which falla-
cy of relevance is this an example of?
Ad Hominem attack
A. Straw man
B. Slippery slope.
C. circular reasoning
D Ad Hominem attack
Blake lives in Hawaii, so she must spend
The argument includes a single conclu-
her weekends surfing. Which two state-
sion
ments accurately summarize the argu-
The argument includes a single premise
ment? Choose 2 answers
The grass is green in color An example of a proposition
Which is a non proposition?
A. the earth is flat
B. the sun is a star Do not work on that essay
C. do not work on that essay
D. red is a primary color
What is the key feature of a simple propo-
sition?
A. An internal structure
No internal structure
B. Truth value depends on its parts
C. No internal structure
D. Contains multiple propositions
Which is a simple proposition?
A. The person had cake, but did not enjoy
it.
B. I am a bird or I am a human. Empathy should be practiced by every-
C. Empathy should be practiced by one
everyone.
D. Either I am smart, or they are fools and
do not understand the issue
All bears are wild Smokey is a bear.
Therefore, Smokey is wild. Deductive
Which term describes this argument?
, WGU D265 EXAM
A student states: "Road A is straight.
Road B is winding. Roads A and B inter-
sect."Which term describes this type of
argument?
Non-argument
A. Inductive argument
B. True argument
C. Invalid argument
D. Non-argument
A professor of logic stated an arithmeti-
cal argument can be valid or invalid
because of the structure of the argu-
ment?they gave an example of 1 +1
=2, 4-2=2 hence 1+1=4-2What structure
A+B=C, B+D= F
represents the premise
A. A+B=C, B+D= F
B. A+C=B, D+B= C
C. A+B=C, D+E= C
D. A+B=C, D+E= F
If I am a scientist, then I am intelligent.
I am not a scientist. Therefore. I am not
intelligent Which type of logic error is this
an example of?
Denying the antecedent
A. Affirming the consequent
B. Begging the question
C. Denying the antecedent
D. The fallacy fallacy
If Spencer is hungry, then Spencer is
tired. Spencer is not hungry. Therefore,
Spencer is not tired
This is an example of which type of logic
error? Choose one Denying the antecedent
A. Denying the antecedent
B. The fallacy fallacy
C. Begging the question
D. Affirming the consequent
Which kind of fallacy arise when the
premise of an argument presupposes
the truth of the conclusion, rather than
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providing evidence for it?
A. Straw man
B. Red Herring Begging the question
C. Begging the question
D. genetic
Two friends discussed pets and made
two statements:
Friend 1 "More people i know have dog
than any other pets, so dogs are the most
popular pets":
Friend 2." The argument relies on the
fallacy of anecdotal evidence to support
the fallacy fallacy
this claim, so it can't be correct that dogs
are popular pets.which type of fallacy is
friend 2 committing?
A. The fallacy -fallacy
B. Hasty generalization fallacy
C. Bandwagon fallacy
D. Straw man fallacy
Some penguins live on Antarctica, there-
fore penguins are not birds.what type of
fallacy is occurring in the above given
scenario?
A. Genetic Irrelevance appeal
B. Irrelevant appeal (also known as a non
sequitur)
C. Ad Populum
D. False Dilemmas
Which two actions should a person take
after identifying the author of an informa-
tion source encountered on the internet?
Choose 2 answers -Determine the purpose and function of
A. Determine the purpose and function the applicable site or publication
of the applicable site or publication -Consult a variety of sources to gain a
B. Consult a variety of sources to gain a broader perspective on the issue
broader perspective on the issue
C. Poll social media contacts to deter-
mine if there is a consensus
, WGU D265 EXAM
D. Learn the author's political party affil-
iation to determine the reliability of the
source
A young individual reads an article on so-
cial media titled 'Unemployment on the
Rise.' and becomes very worried for their
job prospects. Later, the individual no-
tices that the article was six years old.
and therefore not relevant to the current
state of things.what phrase was coined Context Collapse
by Danah boyd and related to the sce-
nario?
A. Context Collapse
B. Appeal to unqualified authority
C. availability heuristic
D. Representativeness heuristic
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 solu-
tion based on reason and evidence. The natural tendency to seek evidence
C. The effort to interpret other's reason- that support personal beliefs and ignore
ing in the best possible light to debate evidence that gets in the way of the be-
on the merit of an argument and avoid liefs.
fallacies.
D. The natural tendency to seek evi-
dence 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
Representativeness heuristic
emergency security line thinking the in-
dividual was a bank robber. Why did the
bank employees react the way that they
did?
