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WGU D265 Pre-Assessment: Critical Thinking:
Reason And Evidence | D265 Pre-Assessment Exam
Complete Questions with 100% Correct Answers
(New)
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. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ 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?
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- Did the company really close that deal?
- Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
- It has had a great year. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ It has had a
great year.
Propositions - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Statements that can be
true or false.
Non-propositions - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
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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. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ The computer is not fixed. The company
needs to buy a new computer. The company will not be
able to keep up productivity.
Simple propositions - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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.
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Complex propositions - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The new employee
wants to succeed.
WGU D265 Pre-Assessment: Critical Thinking:
Reason And Evidence | D265 Pre-Assessment Exam
Complete Questions with 100% Correct Answers
(New)
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. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ 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?
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- Did the company really close that deal?
- Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
- It has had a great year. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ It has had a
great year.
Propositions - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Statements that can be
true or false.
Non-propositions - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
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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. -
...ANSWER...✓✓ The computer is not fixed. The company
needs to buy a new computer. The company will not be
able to keep up productivity.
Simple propositions - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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.
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Complex propositions - ...ANSWER...✓✓ 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. - ...ANSWER...✓✓ The new employee
wants to succeed.
