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WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING REASON AND EVIDENCE OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | WITH RATIONALES
1. Which sentence is a non-proposition?
A) If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window.
B) The earth is the third planet from the sun.
C) Where are the keys to my car?
D) Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
ANSWER: C) Where are the keys to my car?
Rationale: A non-proposition is a sentence that does not make a claim that can be true or false.
Questions are non-propositions.
2. In the paragraph below, which sentence expresses a proposition?
"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."
A) Where is the president right now?
B) Did the company really close that deal?
C) Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
D) It has had a great year.
ANSWER: D) It has had a great year.
Rationale: A proposition is a statement that can be true or false. "It has had a great year" is a
factual claim.
3. What is a proposition?
A) A question that cannot be answered
B) A statement that can be true or false
C) A command or request
D) An exclamation
ANSWER: B) A statement that can be true or false
Rationale: Propositions are declarative statements that can be evaluated as true or false.
4. What is a non-proposition?
A) A statement that can be true or false
B) A sentence that is not a statement about matters of fact
C) A question that can be answered with a fact
D) A command that can be evaluated as true or false
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ANSWER: B) A sentence that is not a statement about matters of fact
Rationale: Non-propositions do not make claims that can be true or false, such as questions or
commands.
5. Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
A) Birthday parties can be really fun.
B) The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
C) Too many employees are used to high-stress work environments in the United States.
D) Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible?
ANSWER: B) The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
Rationale: A complex proposition contains multiple simple propositions connected by logical
operators like "but."
6. What are simple propositions?
A) Propositions that contain multiple claims
B) Propositions that cannot be true or false
C) Propositions with no internal logical structure
D) Propositions that are always true
ANSWER: C) Propositions with no internal logical structure
Rationale: Simple propositions are single claims that are true or false on their own.
7. What are complex propositions?
A) Propositions that are always false
B) Propositions with internal logical structure
C) Propositions that are questions
D) Propositions that cannot be evaluated
ANSWER: B) Propositions with internal logical structure
Rationale: Complex propositions are made up of simple propositions connected by logical
operators.
8. Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition "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"
into simple propositions?
A) 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.
B) The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not
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be able to keep up productivity.
C) The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new one or will not be able to
keep up productivity.
D) The company does not have enough computers.
ANSWER: B) The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The
company will not be able to keep up productivity.
Rationale: This breaks the complex proposition into its constituent simple propositions.
9. In the paragraph below, which is a simple proposition?
"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."
A) The new employee wants to succeed.
B) How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
C) The employees look out for each other.
D) If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time.
ANSWER: A) The new employee wants to succeed.
Rationale: This is a simple proposition because it is a single claim that can be true or false.
10. In the paragraph below, which is a simple proposition?
"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."
A) Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
B) The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects many of us.
C) What can be done to improve this?
D) Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and are not sure
where they can go to get care.
ANSWER: A) Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
Rationale: This is a simple proposition because it is a single claim that can be true or false.
Arguments and Logical Structure
11. What is a bad inferential structure?
A) An argument with true premises and a true conclusion
B) An argument where the premises do not support the conclusion
C) An argument with a false premise
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D) An argument with a complex proposition
ANSWER: B) An argument where the premises do not support the conclusion
Rationale: A bad inferential structure means the argument is invalid or weak because the
premises do not logically lead to the conclusion.
12. What is a false premise?
A) A premise that is irrelevant to the conclusion
B) A premise that is true but does not support the conclusion
C) A premise that is false in a particular argument
D) A premise that is a complex proposition
ANSWER: C) A premise that is false in a particular argument
Rationale: A false premise is a statement in an argument that is not true, undermining the
argument's validity.
13. Which of the following is a conclusion indicator?
A) Because
B) Therefore
C) Since
D) Given that
ANSWER: B) Therefore
Rationale: Conclusion indicators signal that the statement following them is the conclusion of
the argument.
14. Which of the following is a premise indicator?
A) Hence
B) Thus
C) Because
D) It follows that
ANSWER: C) Because
Rationale: Premise indicators signal that the statement following them is a premise supporting
the conclusion.
15. In the argument below, which statements are the premises? Choose 2 answers.
"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."
A) We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING REASON AND EVIDENCE OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS | WITH RATIONALES
1. Which sentence is a non-proposition?
A) If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window.
B) The earth is the third planet from the sun.
C) Where are the keys to my car?
D) Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
ANSWER: C) Where are the keys to my car?
Rationale: A non-proposition is a sentence that does not make a claim that can be true or false.
Questions are non-propositions.
2. In the paragraph below, which sentence expresses a proposition?
"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."
A) Where is the president right now?
B) Did the company really close that deal?
C) Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
D) It has had a great year.
ANSWER: D) It has had a great year.
Rationale: A proposition is a statement that can be true or false. "It has had a great year" is a
factual claim.
3. What is a proposition?
A) A question that cannot be answered
B) A statement that can be true or false
C) A command or request
D) An exclamation
ANSWER: B) A statement that can be true or false
Rationale: Propositions are declarative statements that can be evaluated as true or false.
4. What is a non-proposition?
A) A statement that can be true or false
B) A sentence that is not a statement about matters of fact
C) A question that can be answered with a fact
D) A command that can be evaluated as true or false
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ANSWER: B) A sentence that is not a statement about matters of fact
Rationale: Non-propositions do not make claims that can be true or false, such as questions or
commands.
5. Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
A) Birthday parties can be really fun.
B) The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
C) Too many employees are used to high-stress work environments in the United States.
D) Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible?
ANSWER: B) The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
Rationale: A complex proposition contains multiple simple propositions connected by logical
operators like "but."
6. What are simple propositions?
A) Propositions that contain multiple claims
B) Propositions that cannot be true or false
C) Propositions with no internal logical structure
D) Propositions that are always true
ANSWER: C) Propositions with no internal logical structure
Rationale: Simple propositions are single claims that are true or false on their own.
7. What are complex propositions?
A) Propositions that are always false
B) Propositions with internal logical structure
C) Propositions that are questions
D) Propositions that cannot be evaluated
ANSWER: B) Propositions with internal logical structure
Rationale: Complex propositions are made up of simple propositions connected by logical
operators.
8. Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition "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"
into simple propositions?
A) 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.
B) The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not
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be able to keep up productivity.
C) The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new one or will not be able to
keep up productivity.
D) The company does not have enough computers.
ANSWER: B) The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The
company will not be able to keep up productivity.
Rationale: This breaks the complex proposition into its constituent simple propositions.
9. In the paragraph below, which is a simple proposition?
"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."
A) The new employee wants to succeed.
B) How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
C) The employees look out for each other.
D) If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on time.
ANSWER: A) The new employee wants to succeed.
Rationale: This is a simple proposition because it is a single claim that can be true or false.
10. In the paragraph below, which is a simple proposition?
"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."
A) Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
B) The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects many of us.
C) What can be done to improve this?
D) Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and are not sure
where they can go to get care.
ANSWER: A) Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
Rationale: This is a simple proposition because it is a single claim that can be true or false.
Arguments and Logical Structure
11. What is a bad inferential structure?
A) An argument with true premises and a true conclusion
B) An argument where the premises do not support the conclusion
C) An argument with a false premise
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D) An argument with a complex proposition
ANSWER: B) An argument where the premises do not support the conclusion
Rationale: A bad inferential structure means the argument is invalid or weak because the
premises do not logically lead to the conclusion.
12. What is a false premise?
A) A premise that is irrelevant to the conclusion
B) A premise that is true but does not support the conclusion
C) A premise that is false in a particular argument
D) A premise that is a complex proposition
ANSWER: C) A premise that is false in a particular argument
Rationale: A false premise is a statement in an argument that is not true, undermining the
argument's validity.
13. Which of the following is a conclusion indicator?
A) Because
B) Therefore
C) Since
D) Given that
ANSWER: B) Therefore
Rationale: Conclusion indicators signal that the statement following them is the conclusion of
the argument.
14. Which of the following is a premise indicator?
A) Hence
B) Thus
C) Because
D) It follows that
ANSWER: C) Because
Rationale: Premise indicators signal that the statement following them is a premise supporting
the conclusion.
15. In the argument below, which statements are the premises? Choose 2 answers.
"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."
A) We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
