WGU D265 Critical Thinking Study Guide Exam
2025/2026 with 80 Questions and Verified Rationalized Answers
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1. CriticalThinking: The ability to think carefully about thinking and reasoning/to becritical of yo
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ur own reasoning.
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2. Propositions: The fundamental building blocks of arguments.They are a state- r r r r r r r r r r
ment that can be true or false.
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3. Simple propositions: They have no internal logic structure, they are simply trueor false base
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d on how the world is.
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4. Freedom should be the highest value for its citizens.: Simple proposition
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5. Complex propositions: They have internal logic structure, and whether they aretrue or false
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depends on if their parts are true or false.
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6. If freedom should be the highest value for its citizens, then we shouldpromote it in
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our laws and policies.: Complex proposition
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7. Argument: Contains at least two statements or propositions: a conclusion andone or mor
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e premises that lend support to the conclusion.
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8. Premise: A proposition that supports the conclusion. r r r r r r
9. Conclusion Indicators: Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus, entails that, wemay conclud
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e that, implies that, wherefore, as a result.
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10. Premise Indicators: Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, indicated by.
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11. Conclusion: The claim that the whole argument is intended to support or prove. r r r r r r r r r r r r
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, 12. Deduction: Arguments where the premises guarantee or necessitate the con-clusion.
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13. Types of arguments that are deductive: Mathematical arguments, logicalarguments,
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14. Induction: Arguments where the premises make the conclusion likely to be true.
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15. Types of arguments that are inductive/ampliative: Analogies, authority, ca-
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sual inferences, scientific reasoning, extrapolations.
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16. P1: Monty is in Bejing r r r r
P2: It is impossible to get here from Bejing in an afternoon Conclusion:
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Monty won't be at the party: Deductive argument
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17. P1: Monty is really shy r r r r
P2: Monty rarely goes to parties
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Conclusion: Monty won't be at the party: Inductive/ampliative argument
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18. Soundness/Validity: Elements of a deductive argument r r r r r
19. Validity: If true, the premises make the conclusion true
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20. Soundness: The argument's premises guarantee the conclusion when true(Validity), a
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nd all premises are true
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21. Strength/Cogency: Elements of an inductive argument r r r r r
22. Strength: The premises give probable support for the conclusion.
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23. Cogent: The premises give probable support towards the conclusion when true(Strength),
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and all premises are true
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