D265 WGU CRITICAL THINKING: REASON AND EVIDENCE OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM

D265 WGU CRITICAL THINKING:
REASON AND EVIDENCE OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT EXAM

Whichxcsentencexcisxcaxcnon-proposition?

-xcIfxcthexcburglarxcdidxcnotxcgoxcoutxcthexcfrontxcdoor,xctheyxcmustxchavexcgonexcoutxcaxcwindow.
-xcThexcearthxcisxcthexcthirdxcplanetxcfromxcthexcsun.
-xcWherexcarexcthexckeysxctoxcmyxccar?
-xcMountxcEverestxcisxcthexctallestxcmountainxcinxcthexcworld.xc-xcanswer--
Wherexcarexcthexckeysxctoxcmyxccar?

Didxcthexccompanyxcreallyxcclosexcthatxcdeal?
xcItxchasxchadxcaxcgreatxcyear.xcWherexcisxcthexcpresidentxcrightxcnow?

xcLet'sxcgoxcaskxcwhetherxcthexcdealxcwasxcclosed.



Inxcthexcabovexcparagraph,xcwhichxcsentencexcexpressesxcaxcproposition?xc

-xcWherexcisxcthexcpresidentxcrightxcnow?
-xcDidxcthexccompanyxcreallyxcclosexcthatxcdeal?
-xcLet'sxcgoxcaskxcwhetherxcthexcdealxcwasxcclosed.
-xcItxchasxchadxcaxcgreatxcyear.xc-xcanswer--Itxchasxchadxcaxcgreatxcyear.

Propositionsxc-xcanswer--Statementsxcthatxccanxcbexctruexcorxcfalse.

Non-propositionsxc-xcanswer--
Sentencesxcthatxcarexcnotxcstatementsxcaboutxcmattersxcofxcfactxc(orxcfiction).xcTheyxcdoxcnotxcmak
excaxcclaimxcthatxccanxcbexctruexcorxcfalse.

Whichxcsentencexcexpressesxcaxccomplexxcproposition?

-xcBirthdayxcpartiesxccanxcbexcreallyxcfun.
-xcThexccatxcatexcthexcfood,xcbutxcdidxcnotxclikexcit.
-xcTooxcmanyxcemployeesxcarexcusedxctoxchigh-
stressxcworkxcenvironmentsxcinxcthexcUnitedxcStates.
-xcWhyxcdidxcthexcmonkeyxcescape,xcandxcwhoxcisxcresponsible?xc-xcanswer--
Thexccatxcatexcthexcfood,xcbutxcdidxcnotxclikexcit.

Ifxcthexccomputerxcisxcnotxcfixed,xcthenxcthexccompanyxceitherxcneedsxctoxcbuyxcaxcnewxconexcorxcwil
lxcnotxcbexcablexctoxckeepxcupxcproductivity.
Whichxcofxcthexcfollowingxcbreaksxcdownxcthexccomplexxcpropositionxcabovexcintoxcthexcsimplexcpr
opositions?

,-
xcIfxcthexccomputerxcisxcnotxcfixed,xcthenxcthexccompanyxcneedsxctoxcbuyxcaxcnewxcone.xcThexccomp
anyxcwillxcnotxcbexcablexctoxckeepxcupxcproductivity.
-
xcThexccomputerxcisxcnotxcfixed.xcThexccompanyxcneedsxctoxcbuyxcaxcnewxccomputer.xcThexccompa

nyxcwillxcnotxcbexcablexctoxckeepxcupxcproductivity.
-
xcThexccomputerxcisxcnotxcfixed.xcThexccompanyxceitherxcneedsxctoxcbuyxcaxcnewxconexcorxcwillxcnotx

cbexcablexctoxckeepxcupxcproductivity.

-xcThexccompanyxcdoesxcnotxchavexcenoughxccomputers.xc-xcanswer--
Thexccomputerxcisxcnotxcfixed.xcThexccompanyxcneedsxctoxcbuyxcaxcnewxccomputer.xcThexccompan
yxcwillxcnotxcbexcablexctoxckeepxcupxcproductivity.

Simplexcpropositionsxc-xcanswer--
Simplexcpropositionsxchavexcnoxcinternalxclogicalxcstructure,xcmeaningxcwhetherxctheyxcarexctruexc
orxcfalsexcdoesxcnotxcdependxconxcwhetherxcpartxcofxcthemxcisxctruexcorxcfalse.xcTheyxcarexcsimplyxct
ruexcorxcfalsexconxctheirxcown.

Complexxcpropositionsxc-xcanswer--
Complexxcpropositionsxchavexcinternalxclogicalxcstructure,xcmeaningxctheyxcarexccomposedxcofxcs
implexcpropositions.xcWhetherxctheyxcarexctruexcorxcfalsexcdependsxconxcwhetherxctheirxcpartsxcar
exctruexcorxcfalse.

Ifxcthexcnewxcemployeexcwantsxctoxcsucceed,xcthenxctheyxcneedxctoxcshowxcupxconxctime.xcHowxcm
anyxctimesxchavexcwexcheardxcthexcmanagerxccomplainxcaboutxctardiness?
xcNobodyxclikesxcaxc7xca.m.xcstartxctime,xcbutxcitxcwasxcinxcthexcjobxcdescription.xcWexcshouldxcremin

dxcthexcnewxcemployeexchowxcimportantxcthisxcis.
Whichxcisxcaxcsimplexcpropositionxcthatxcisxcexpressedxcinxcthexcabovexcparagraph?

-xcThexcnewxcemployeexcwantsxctoxcsucceed.
-xcHowxcmanyxctimesxchavexcwexcheardxcthexcmanagerxccomplainxcaboutxctardiness?
-xcThexcemployeesxclookxcoutxcforxceachxcother.
-xcIfxcthexcnewxcemployeexcwantsxctoxcsucceed,xcthenxctheyxcneedxctoxcshowxcupxconxctime.xc-
xcanswer--Thexcnewxcemployeexcwantsxctoxcsucceed.



ThexcU.S.xchealthcarexcsystemxcisxcdifficultxctoxcnavigate,xcandxcthisxcnegativelyxcaffectsxcmanyxco
fxcus.xcManyxcpeoplexcarexcunsurexcexactlyxchowxctheirxchealthxcinsurancexccoveragexcworksxcand
xcarexcnotxcsurexcwherexctheyxccanxcgoxctoxcgetxccare.xcWhatxccanxcbexcdonexctoxcimprovexcthis?

xcIfxcchangesxcarexcnotxcmadexcsoon,xcthexcproblemxcwillxconlyxcgetxcworse.

Whichxcisxcaxcsimplexcpropositionxcthatxcisxcexpressedxcinxcthexcabovexcparagraph?
-xcManyxcpeoplexcarexcnotxcsurexcwherexctheyxccanxcgoxctoxcgetxccare.
-
xcThexcU.S.xchealthcarexcsystemxcisxcdifficultxctoxcnavigate,xcandxcthisxcnegativelyxcaffectsxcmanyxc

ofxcus.
-xcWhatxccanxcbexcdonexctoxcimprovexcthis?
-
xcManyxcpeoplexcarexcunsurexcexactlyxchowxctheirxchealthxcinsurancexccoveragexcworksxcandxcare

xcnotxcsurexcwherexctheyxccanxcgoxctoxcgetxccare.xc-xcanswer--

Manyxcpeoplexcarexcnotxcsurexcwherexctheyxccanxcgoxctoxcgetxccare.

,Badxcinferentialxcstructurexc-xcanswer--
Everyxcargumentxcwithxcthexcsamexcstructurexcasxcthisxcargumentxcisxcbadxc(invalidxcorxcweak).xcT
hexcpremisesxcdoxcnot,xcinxcfact,xcdemonstratexcorxcmaybexcevenxcsupportxcthexcconclusion.xcInxco
therxcwords,xcwexccanxcacceptxcthexcpremisesxcasxctruexcwithoutxcbeingxccompelledxctoxcacceptxct
hexcconclusion.xcTherexcisxcsomethingxcwrongxcwithxcthisxcargument'sxcgeneralxcstructure.

Falsexcpremisexc-xcanswer--Thisxcparticularxcargumentxchasxcaxcpremise/
assumptionxcthatxcisxcfalse.xcTherexcisxcsomethingxcwrongxcwithxcthisxcargument'sxcparticularxcco
ntent.

ConclusionxcIndicatorsxc-xcanswer--
Therefore,xcso,xcitxcfollowsxcthat,xchence,xcthus,xcentailsxcthat,xcwexcmayxcconcludexcthat,xcimpliesx
cthat,xcwherefore,xcasxcaxcresult



PremisexcIndicatorsxc-xcanswer--
Because,xcfor,xcgivenxcthat,xcinxcthat,xcas,xcsince,xcasxcindicatedxcby

"Sincexcwexccannotxcgoxcoutxcuntilxcthexcrestaurantxcopens,xcandxcgivenxcthatxcwexcarexctryingxctoxc
savexcmoney,xcwexcshouldxcjustxchangxcoutxcherexcuntilxccloserxctoxcdinner."
Whichxcstatementsxcarexcthexcpremisesxcofxcthexcfollowingxcargument?xcChoosexc2xcanswers.

-xcWexccannotxcgoxcoutxcuntilxcthexcrestaurantxcopens.
-xcWexcarexctryingxctoxcsavexcmoney.
-xcWexcshouldxcjustxchangxcoutxcherexcuntilxccloserxctoxcdinner.
-xcWexccanxchavexcaxcgoodxctimexcwithoutxcspendingxcmoney.xc-xcanswer---
xcWexccannotxcgoxcoutxcuntilxcthexcrestaurantxcopens.



-xcWexcarexctryingxctoxcsavexcmoney.

Mostxcstudentsxcinxcthexcclassxcscoredxclessxcthanxc70%xconxcthexcexam.xcThisxcmeansxcthatxcthexc
examxcwasxctooxcdifficultxctoxcaccuratelyxcassessxcstudentxclearning.xcTherefore,xcasxcexamsxcare
xcsupposedxctoxcaccuratelyxcassessxcstudentxclearning,xcthexcexamxcmustxcbexcrevisedxcandxcread

ministered.

Whichxcstatementxcisxcthexcconclusionxcofxcthexcabovexcargument?

-xcThexcexamxcmustxcbexcrevisedxcandxcreadministered.
-xcSomexcstudentsxcinxcthexcclassxcscoredxchigherxcthanxc70%xconxcthexcexam.
-xcExamsxcarexcsupposedxctoxcaccuratelyxcassessxcstudentxclearning.
-xcMostxcstudentsxcinxcthexcclassxcscoredxclessxcthanxc70%xconxcthexcexam.xc-xcanswer--
Thexcexamxcmustxcbexcrevisedxcandxcreadministered.

Whichxcsentencesxcarexcarguments?xcChoosexc2xcanswers.

-
xcWexcknowxcthexcstudentxccheatedxconxcthexcexamxcbecausexcthexcinstructorxccaughtxcthexcstude
ntxcstealingxcglancesxcatxctheirxcneighbor'sxctest.
-xcThexcstudentxconlyxccheatedxconxcthexcexamxcbecausexctheirxcfinancialxcaidxcdependedxconxcit.

, -
xcNoxconexchasxceverxcbeenxctoxcthexcmoon,xcsoxcwexcdoxcnotxcknowxcthatxcitxcisxcnotxcmadexcofxcche
ese.
-
xcIfxcyouxcsuspectxcyouxchavexcbeenxcinfectedxcwithxcrabies,xcthenxcyouxcshouldxccontactxcaxcmedic

alxcprofessionalxcimmediately.xc-xcanswer---
xcWexcknowxcthexcstudentxccheatedxconxcthexcexamxcbecausexcthexcinstructorxccaughtxcthexcstude

ntxcstealingxcglancesxcatxctheirxcneighbor'sxctest.

-
Noxconexchasxceverxcbeenxctoxcthexcmoon,xcsoxcwexcdoxcnotxcknowxcthatxcitxcisxcnotxcmadexcofxcche
xc

ese.

Whichxcpairsxcofxcsentencesxcarexcarguments?xcChoosexc2xcanswers.

-
xcEveryxctimexcIxcwalkxcbyxchere,xcChrisxcisxcdoingxcnothing.xcChrisxcmustxcnotxcdoxcanythingxcwithxct
hexcavailablexctime.
-
xcWexcneedxctoxcactxcnowxctoxcreversexcgreenhousexcgasxcemissions.xcIfxcwexcdoxcnot,xcthexcearthxc

willxcsoonxcbecomexcinhospitablexctoxchumanxclife.
-xcJohnxcLennonxcwasxcshotxcandxckilled.xcSoxcwerexcBobbyxcKennedyxcandxchisxcbrotherxcJohn.
-
xcOnexcstudentxccheatedxconxcthexctest.xcButxcitxcwasxconlyxcbecausexcthexcstudentxcfeltxcillxcprepar

ed.xc-xcanswer---
xcEveryxctimexcIxcwalkxcbyxchere,xcChrisxcisxcdoingxcnothing.xcChrisxcmustxcnotxcdoxcanythingxcwithxct

hexcavailablexctime.

-
Wexcneedxctoxcactxcnowxctoxcreversexcgreenhousexcgasxcemissions.xcIfxcwexcdoxcnot,xcthexcearthxc
xc

willxcsoonxcbecomexcinhospitablexctoxchumanxclife.

IxcjustxcheardxcthexcnewsxcaboutxcRiley'sxccar.xcItxcwasxcvandalizedxclastxcSaturday.xcTherexcisxcnox
cdoubtxcJordanxcdidxcit.xcIxcwentxctoxcthexcbowlingxcalleyxcthatxcnight.xcIxcbowledxcaxc160!

xcAnyway,xcIxcsawxcJordanxctherexcand,xcalthoughxcitxcwasxcbarelyxcnoticeable,xcIxcdefinitelyxcsawxc

paintxconxcJordan'sxcshirt.xcItxcisxcunlikelyxctherexcwouldxcbexcpaintxconxcJordan'sxcshirtxcunlessxcJo
rdanxchadxcspray-
paintedxcRiley'sxccar.xcItxcisxcaxcshame,xcreally,xcsincexcitxcwasxcsuchxcaxcnicexcshirt.xcItxcwasxcthexcg
reenxcone.xcOh,xcandxcyouxcknowxcJordanxchasxcmotive.xcAfterxcall,xcJordanxchasxcaxcwell-
knownxcgrudgexcagainstxcRiley.xcYouxcrememberxcwhenxcRileyxcborrowedxcJordan'sxclawnmowe
rxcandxcdidxcnotxcreturnxcit.xcAndxctherexcwasxcopportunity,xcbecausexcJordanxcdoesxcnotxcworkxcon
xcthexcweekendxcandxcusuallyxcstaysxchomexcwatchingxctelevision.xcButxcthexclightningxcstormxcear

lierxclastxcweekxcshort-
circuitedxcJordan'sxcTVxcset.xcBesides,xctheyxccanceledxcJordan'sxcfavoritexcSaturdayxceveningxc
show.
Whichxcdescriptionxcbestxccharacterizesxcthexcabove?

-xcAxcstory
-xc-xcanswer--Anxcargument