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CRITICAL THINKING WGU D265 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
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CRITICAL THINKING WGU D265 QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS UPDATED 2024 - 2025
Proposition ANS - statements that can be true or false
Non-Propositions ANS - not statements about matter of fact. They don't make a claim that can be true
or false.
Simple Proposition ANS - no internal logical structure, meaning whether they are true or false doesn't
depend whether a part of them is true or false. Simply just true on their own
Complex Propositions ANS - internal logical structure, meaning they're composed of simple
propositions
Conclusion (Hint Words) ANS - Therefore
So
It follows that
Hence
Thus
Entails that
We may conclude that
Implies that
Wherefore
As a result
Premise (Hint Words) ANS - Because
For
Given that
In that
As
, Since
AS indicated by
Inductive Arguments ANS - provide probable support for their conclusions. Strong & Cogent
Deductive Arguments ANS - premises guarantee or necessitate the conclusion. Valid & Strong
Inductive Inference ANS - support the premises intended to provide for the conclusion is less than
certain-- if the premises do not guarantee the conclusion
Deductive Inference ANS - if the premises intend to provide cohesive support for the conclusion-- if
they intend to guarantee the conclusion or make the conclusion certain
Abductive Argument ANS - best available explanation is chosen as the correct explanation
Valid Arguments ANS - true premises=true conclusion
Truth ANS - true proposition accurately represents reality
Validity ANS - true premises would make the conclusion necessarily true
Soundness ANS - valid structure + all true premises
Strength ANS - inductive argument, truth of the premises would make the conclusion probably true
Cogency ANS - inductive argument is cogent if it is strong and all its premises are true
Fallacy ANS - a false notion or belief; an error in thinking
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