Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence -
D265 WGU ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Propositions - Correct answers✔✔statements that can be either true and false.
Non- propositions - Correct answers✔✔statements about matter of fact; they do not make a
claim that can be true or false.
Complex Propositions - Correct answers✔✔Simple Propositions: have no internal logical
structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether a part of them is
true or false. They are simply true or false on their own.
Complex Proposition: have internal logical structure, meaning they are composed of simple
propositions. Whether complex propositions are true or false depends on whether their parts are
true or false and how those parts are connected.
Premise - Correct answers✔✔an assumption; the basis for a conclusion
Bad inferential structure - Correct answers✔✔In arguments with a bad form or structure, the
premises do not, in fact, demonstrate or maybe even support the conclusion. In other words, we
can accept the premises as true without being logically compelled to accept the conclusion.
False Premise - Correct answers✔✔In arguments with false premise(s), there is something wrong
with their particular content.
Conclusion Indicators - Correct answers✔✔Therefore ,
So
, It follows that
Hence
Thus
Entails that
We may conclude that
Implies that
Wherefore
As a result
Premise Indicators - Correct answers✔✔Because
For
Given that
In that
As
Since
As indicated by
Inductive Inference - Correct answers✔✔the support the premises intend to provide for the
conclusion is less than certain—if the premises do not guarantee the conclusion.
Deductive inference - Correct answers✔✔if the premises intend to provide conclusive support
for the conclusion—if they intend to guarantee the conclusion or make the conclusion certain.
Abduction inference - Correct answers✔✔arguments where the best available explanation is
chosen as the correct explanation
D265 WGU ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Propositions - Correct answers✔✔statements that can be either true and false.
Non- propositions - Correct answers✔✔statements about matter of fact; they do not make a
claim that can be true or false.
Complex Propositions - Correct answers✔✔Simple Propositions: have no internal logical
structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether a part of them is
true or false. They are simply true or false on their own.
Complex Proposition: have internal logical structure, meaning they are composed of simple
propositions. Whether complex propositions are true or false depends on whether their parts are
true or false and how those parts are connected.
Premise - Correct answers✔✔an assumption; the basis for a conclusion
Bad inferential structure - Correct answers✔✔In arguments with a bad form or structure, the
premises do not, in fact, demonstrate or maybe even support the conclusion. In other words, we
can accept the premises as true without being logically compelled to accept the conclusion.
False Premise - Correct answers✔✔In arguments with false premise(s), there is something wrong
with their particular content.
Conclusion Indicators - Correct answers✔✔Therefore ,
So
, It follows that
Hence
Thus
Entails that
We may conclude that
Implies that
Wherefore
As a result
Premise Indicators - Correct answers✔✔Because
For
Given that
In that
As
Since
As indicated by
Inductive Inference - Correct answers✔✔the support the premises intend to provide for the
conclusion is less than certain—if the premises do not guarantee the conclusion.
Deductive inference - Correct answers✔✔if the premises intend to provide conclusive support
for the conclusion—if they intend to guarantee the conclusion or make the conclusion certain.
Abduction inference - Correct answers✔✔arguments where the best available explanation is
chosen as the correct explanation
