WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING REASON AND
EVIDENCE OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM
LATEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM 100
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A strong argument is a non-deductive argument that succeeds in providing
probable, but not conclusive, logical support for its conclusion.
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There is a conversation in which a woman expresses disappointment with her friend for
not picking her up at the airport. In response, the friend says, "Well, you never returned
the wheelbarrow I let you borrow."
Which response best matches this fallacy of relevance?
1
- Red herring
- False cause
- Genetic fallacy
- Straw figure
strong argument
, A person is considering what transportation to use when visiting a friend in a different
3 city. The first thing that comes to mind is a recent news story about a train crash. They
decide that the train is not a safe travel option. What kind of bias are they exhibiting?
A military veteran is engaged in a heated debate about national security with a reporter
who has never served in the military.
Which response best enables the veteran to undermine the reporter's argument?
4 - Pointing out that the premise of the reporter's argument is flawed
- Pointing out the reporter's well-known reputation for taking faulty positions
- Pointing out the reporter's affiliation with news networks that are known to have a
political slant to their coverage
- Pointing out that the reporter has never served in the military
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95% of American citizens Valid and unsound & Strong and uncogent
are billionaires. Sam is an
American citizen. Therefore,
Sam is a billionaire. Which
set of terms classify this
argument?
Ad Hominem Fallacy (Latin A fallacy of logic in which a person's character or motive
for "to the man") is attacked instead of the person's argument
is a logical fallacy that involves taking a true statement
and assuming the converse form would be true as well.
Affirming the Consequent Formally, we can represent this fallacy as follows: If X is
the case, then Y is also the case. Y is true, so X must be
true as well.
,Aircraft and ships have Texas sharpshooter
gone missing all over the
planet under unknown
circumstances, but a
number of these
disappearances have
occurred in an area of the
North Atlantic Ocean
known as the Bermuda
Triangle. So the claim that
the Bermuda Triangle is
haunted must be true.
Which fallacy of weak
induction best describes
this argument?
- Burden of proof shifting
- Slippery slope
- Appeal to ignorance
- Texas sharpshooter
Alex notices that many of Her suspicion is correct. & She cannot conclude
the news articles, blogs, anything.
social media posts, and
other information she sees
on the internet reinforce her
belief that the government
is conspiring against her.
Based on this information,
which conclusion can Alex
reasonably have regarding
her view on the issue?
The curated and personalized version of online reality
Algorithm bubble
that a website shows you when you log on.
, An automatic belief-like attitude that can explain how
Alief our instinctual responses can conflict with our reasoned-
out beliefs.
All bears are wild. Smokey Deductive
is a bear. Therefore, Smokey
is wild. Which term
describes the argument?
All dogs are cute. Ginger is Deductive
a dog. Therefore, Ginger is
cute.
Which type of reasoning is
illustrated in this example?
- Deductive
- Invalid
- Inductive
- Abductive
All dogs can fly. Ginger is a - Deductive
dog. Therefore, Ginger can - Valid
fly.
Which types of reasoning
are illustrated in this
example? Choose 2
answers.
- Deductive
- Valid
- True
- Sound
"All dogs have four legs. Grover barks like a dog.
Grover is a dog, because
Grover barks like a dog. So
Grover has four legs." Which
statement represents
indirect support?
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