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WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence | 125 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest Update |38 Pages
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Which sentence is a non-proposition?
Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
storm earlier last week short-circuited Jordan's TV set. Besides, they canceled Jordan's favorite Saturday evening show. Which description best characterizes the above?
Validity - Correct answer In a good deductive argument structure, true premises make the conclusion necessarily true. (If not, it is an invalid structure.) Soundness - Correct answer The deductive argument is valid and all premises are true premises. (If not, it is an unsound argument.) Sound Argument - Correct answer All True Premises + Valid Structure Strength - Correct answer In a strong inductive argument, true premises make the conclusion probably true. Cogency - Correct answer Strong inductive arguments with all true premises are cogent. Consider the following argument: Smith inspected 990 jellybeans in the jar. Each of the beans Smith inspected is red. Therefore, all 1000 of the beans in the jar are red. Which kind of argument is this?
Jordan says, "I am the best student at our high school; I am the tallest and most athletic, and I have the best car." Taylor, Jordan's best friend, totally agrees. Which two descriptors best characterize Jordan's comments? Choose two answers.
All dogs can fly. Ginger is a dog. Therefore, Ginger can fly. Which types of reasoning are illustrated in this example? Choose 2 answers.
Which of the following is an accurate characterization of "fallacy" as that term is used in logic?
accepts the author's claims about the advantages of technology but rejects the author's claims about the disadvantages of technology. Which cognitive bias is Smith demonstrating?