WGU D265/ D265 WGU Critical Thinking Reasoning and Evidence Exam 2024 New Latest Version with All Questions and Answers
Usually when the audience comes out of a theater laughing, that means the film was funny. The audience leaving the theater after this film is laughing. So the film probably is funny.Which type of reasoning is illustrated in this example?Valid Sound Inductive Deductive --------- Correct Answer ---------- Inductive
All dogs can fly. Ginger is a dog. Therefore, Ginger can fly.Which types of reasoning are illustrated in this example? Choose 2 answers.
Deductive Valid True Sound --------- Correct Answer ---------- Deductive Valid
Which response best matches this fallacy of relevance?Red herring False cause Genetic fallacy Straw figure --------- Correct Answer ---------- Red herring
"A recent study found that dairy milk is healthier than soy milk. But that finding is obviously false because the study was conducted by the dairy industry."
Which fallacy of relevance is depicted in this example?Post hoc ergo propter Irrelevant appeal Begging the question Genetic fallacy --------- Correct Answer ---------- Genetic fallacy
Aircraft and ships have 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.
An individual drops hundreds of objects, and each time they fall to the ground. The individual therefore concludes that if someone drops a pencil, it will fall. 1 / 3
What is the following an example of?
Taking a logic class helps you learn to argue (reason well). But there are too many people who argue (angrily disagree) with each other already.
- appeal to authority fallacy
- Ad hominem fallacy
- Equivocation fallacy
- Straw figure fallacy ---------- Correct Answer ---------- Equivocation fallacy
What is the following an example of?
Aliens have visited earth because nobody can prove that they have not.
Aliens have not visited earth because nobody can prove that they have visited.
- appeal to authority fallacy
- appeal to ignorance fallacy
- Ad hominem fallacy
- Equivocation fallacy ---------- Correct Answer ---------- appeal to ignorance fallacy
What is the following an example of?
Blake thinks vaccines are unsafe and only pays attention to evidence like anecdotes about vaccine injuries or doctors who make claims about vaccines being dangerous at the same time. Blake ignores evidence showing vaccines are safe.
- Ad hominem fallacy
- hasty generalization fallacy
- Texas sharpshooter fallacy
- post-hoc fallacy ---------- Correct Answer ---------- Texas sharpshooter fallacy
What is the following an example of?
Raising taxes on the rich, will either cause an economic boom or a recession. since It will not cause a Boom, it follows that raising taxes on the rich will lead to recession.
- Texas sharpshooter fallacy
- false dilemma fallacy
- post-hoc fallacy
- hasty generalization fallacy ---------- Correct Answer ---------- false dilemma fallacy
Which terms describe the argument? Choose 2 answers.Deductive Valid Strong 2 / 3
Cogent --------- Correct Answer ---------- Strong Cogent
If I am bald, then I am old. I am old. Therefore, I am bald.Which type of logic error is this an example of?Begging the question The fallacy fallacy Denying the antecedent Affirming the consequent --------- Correct Answer ---------- Affirming the consequent
If I am a soldier, then I am brave. I am not a soldier. Therefore, I am not brave.Which type of logic error is this an example of?Affirming the consequent Denying the antecedent Begging the question The fallacy fallacy --------- Correct Answer ---------- Denying the antecedent
One should never cheat on a test, since cheating is wrong.Which type of logic error is this an example of?Affirming the consequent Denying the antecedent Begging the question The fallacy fallacy --------- Correct Answer ---------- Begging the question
My opponent argues that the earth is round because Dr. Evil shaped it that way using his satellite mounted laser. Since Dr. Evil is a fictitious character, you must reject the argument that the earth is round.This is an example of which type of logic error?Denying the antecedent Affirming the consequent Begging the question The fallacy fallacy --------- Correct Answer ---------- The fallacy fallacy
Which piece of information would be the most helpful to know in assessing the credibility of a news story?
Whether the political party affiliation of the author is identified Whether the article contains video footage Whether the name of the author and the publication are identified Whether there is widespread agreement with the story on social media --------- Correct Answer ---------- Whether the name of the author and the publication are identified
While researching a topic on the internet, a student encounters two different websites, one of that looks more official than the other and includes tables, charts, and statistics, while the other does not.
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