WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING EXAM WITH BEST SOLUTIONS

WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING EXAM WITH BEST SOLUTIONS What are two ways in which the internet has complicated a critical thinking approach to finding reliable sources? -answers ✅Sources are more easily located yet not consistently credible. & Sources are more easily located but still need to be verified. Which factor should people focus on when evaluating internet-based information sources for credibility? -answers ✅Content Why should people read other articles published by the same source when they locate an article of interest on the internet? -answers ✅To determine whether the source publishes sensationalized or overtly biased stories A person encounters an internet source with a headline of "This is NOT a hoax!" Which conclusion would be reasonable for this person to make? - answers ✅The content is sensationalized. For which two reasons do critical thinkers follow the principle of charity? -correct answers ✅To discover the truth & To present a more convincing argument PROPOSITIONS answers ✅Are statements that can be true or false NON-PROPOSITONS -answers ✅Are sentences that are not statements about matters of fact or fiction. They do not make a claim that can be true or false. SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS -answers ✅Have no internal logic structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether a part of them is true or false. They are simply true or false on their own. (Example: Harry Potter wears glasses. The sky is blue.) COMPLEX PROPOSITIONS – answers ✅Have internal logic structure, meaning they are composed of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false depends on whether their parts are true or false. (Example: The sky is blue, but it does not look blue to me right now. The cat ate the food, but he did not like it. The GDP of Canada is either $3 trillion or $12 trillion.) Words used to identify Independent Propositions – answers ✅AND, OR, EITHER, BUT, IF, THEN. CONCLUSION INDICATORS -answers ✅THEREFORE, SO, IT FOLLOWS THAT, HENCE, THUS, ENTAILS THAT, WE MAY CONCLUDE THAT, IMPLIES THAT, WHEREFORE, AND AS A RESULT. PREMISE INDICATORS - answers ✅BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT, AS, SINCE, AS INDICATED BY. DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS -answers ✅Arguments where the premises guarantee or necessitate the conclusion. -mathematical arguments, logical arguments, arguments from definition.