D265 WGU Critical Thinking: Reason and
Evidence OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which sentence is a non-proposition?
- If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window.
- The earth is the third planet from the sun.
- Where are the keys to my car?
- Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.CORRECT ANSWERS Where are the
keys to my car?
Did the company really close that deal? It has had a great year. Where is the president right now?
Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?
- Where is the president right now?
- Did the company really close that deal?
- Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
- It has had a great year.CORRECT ANSWERS It has had a great year.
PropositionsCORRECT ANSWERS Statements that can be true or false.
,Non-propositionsCORRECT ANSWERS Sentences that are not statements about matters
of fact (or fiction). They do not make a claim that can be true or false.
Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
- Birthday parties can be really fun.
- The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
- Too many employees are used to high-stress work environments in the United States.
- Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible?CORRECT ANSWERS The cat ate
the food, but did not like it.
If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new one or will not be able
to keep up productivity.
Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above into the simple
propositions?
- If the computer is not fixed, then the company needs to buy a new one. The company will not
be able to keep up productivity.
- The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not
be able to keep up productivity.
- The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new one or will not be able to
keep up productivity.
- The company does not have enough computers.CORRECT ANSWERS The computer is
not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not be able to keep up
productivity.
,Simple propositionsCORRECT ANSWERS Simple propositions have no internal logical
structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether part of them is true
or false. They are simply true or false on their own.
Complex propositionsCORRECT ANSWERS Complex propositions have internal logical
structure, meaning they are composed of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false
depends on whether their parts are true or false.
If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time. How many times have
we heard the manager complain about tardiness? Nobody likes a 7 a.m. start time, but it was in
the job description. We should remind the new employee how important this is.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
- The new employee wants to succeed.
- How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
- The employees look out for each other.
- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time.CORRECT
ANSWERS The new employee wants to succeed.
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects many of us. Many
people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and are not sure where they
can go to get care. What can be done to improve this? If changes are not made soon, the problem
will only get worse.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
- The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects many of us.
- What can be done to improve this?
, - Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and are not sure
where they can go to get care.CORRECT ANSWERS Many people are not sure where
they can go to get care.
Bad inferential structureCORRECT ANSWERS Every argument with the same structure
as this argument is bad (invalid or weak). 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
compelled to accept the conclusion. There is something wrong with this argument's general
structure.
False premiseCORRECT ANSWERS This particular argument has a premise/assumption
that is false. There is something wrong with this argument's particular content.
Conclusion IndicatorsCORRECT ANSWERS Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus,
entails that, we may conclude that, implies that, wherefore, as a result
Premise IndicatorsCORRECT ANSWERS Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, as
indicated by
"Since we cannot go out until the restaurant opens, and given that we are trying to save money,
we should just hang out here until closer to dinner."
Which statements are the premises of the following argument? Choose 2 answers.
- We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
- We are trying to save money.
- We should just hang out here until closer to dinner.
- We can have a good time without spending money.CORRECT ANSWERS - We cannot
go out until the restaurant opens.
Evidence OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which sentence is a non-proposition?
- If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window.
- The earth is the third planet from the sun.
- Where are the keys to my car?
- Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.CORRECT ANSWERS Where are the
keys to my car?
Did the company really close that deal? It has had a great year. Where is the president right now?
Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?
- Where is the president right now?
- Did the company really close that deal?
- Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
- It has had a great year.CORRECT ANSWERS It has had a great year.
PropositionsCORRECT ANSWERS Statements that can be true or false.
,Non-propositionsCORRECT ANSWERS Sentences that are not statements about matters
of fact (or fiction). They do not make a claim that can be true or false.
Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
- Birthday parties can be really fun.
- The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
- Too many employees are used to high-stress work environments in the United States.
- Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible?CORRECT ANSWERS The cat ate
the food, but did not like it.
If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new one or will not be able
to keep up productivity.
Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above into the simple
propositions?
- If the computer is not fixed, then the company needs to buy a new one. The company will not
be able to keep up productivity.
- The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not
be able to keep up productivity.
- The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new one or will not be able to
keep up productivity.
- The company does not have enough computers.CORRECT ANSWERS The computer is
not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not be able to keep up
productivity.
,Simple propositionsCORRECT ANSWERS Simple propositions have no internal logical
structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether part of them is true
or false. They are simply true or false on their own.
Complex propositionsCORRECT ANSWERS Complex propositions have internal logical
structure, meaning they are composed of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false
depends on whether their parts are true or false.
If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time. How many times have
we heard the manager complain about tardiness? Nobody likes a 7 a.m. start time, but it was in
the job description. We should remind the new employee how important this is.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
- The new employee wants to succeed.
- How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
- The employees look out for each other.
- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time.CORRECT
ANSWERS The new employee wants to succeed.
The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects many of us. Many
people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and are not sure where they
can go to get care. What can be done to improve this? If changes are not made soon, the problem
will only get worse.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
- Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
- The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects many of us.
- What can be done to improve this?
, - Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and are not sure
where they can go to get care.CORRECT ANSWERS Many people are not sure where
they can go to get care.
Bad inferential structureCORRECT ANSWERS Every argument with the same structure
as this argument is bad (invalid or weak). 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
compelled to accept the conclusion. There is something wrong with this argument's general
structure.
False premiseCORRECT ANSWERS This particular argument has a premise/assumption
that is false. There is something wrong with this argument's particular content.
Conclusion IndicatorsCORRECT ANSWERS Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus,
entails that, we may conclude that, implies that, wherefore, as a result
Premise IndicatorsCORRECT ANSWERS Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, as
indicated by
"Since we cannot go out until the restaurant opens, and given that we are trying to save money,
we should just hang out here until closer to dinner."
Which statements are the premises of the following argument? Choose 2 answers.
- We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
- We are trying to save money.
- We should just hang out here until closer to dinner.
- We can have a good time without spending money.CORRECT ANSWERS - We cannot
go out until the restaurant opens.
