WGU C168 CRITICAL THINKING AND LOGIC
ASSESSMENT TEST 70 QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS (ANSWER KEY BELOW THE DOCUMENT)
LATEST 2025
Which of the following statements best defines critical thinking?
- thinking about thinking in order to make thinking better
- thinking about critical theory
- critiquing others' arguments
- playing "devil's advocate"
Critical Thinking involves one's own thinking
- analyzing, evaluating, and rationalizing
- analyzing, evaluating, and justifying
- analyzing, evaluating, and improving
- criticizing
Which of the following is not a bad habit of thought?
- making generalizations unsupported by evidence
- reasoning from assumptions that are not one's own
- viewing the world from one vantage point
- stereotyping
Which term means the tendency to view everything in relationship to oneself?
- self-preoccupation
- narcissism
- solipsism
- egocentrism
In thinking through a problem, the critical thinker does all of the following 1 / 3
except:
- raises vital questions
- gathers information that supports his/her presuppositions 2 / 3
- thinks open-mindedly
- reaches well-reasoned conclusions
Another term for critical thinking is:
- first-order thinking
- second-order thinking
- primary
- secondary
Hiding or distorting evidence illustrates which of the following?
- strong-sense thinking
- weak-sense thinking
- intellectual cunning
- first-order thinking
Critical thinking values of thought over of thought.
- depth/speed
- speed/depth
- speed/conformity
- conformity/speed
Bringing an unbiased perspective to all relevant viewpoints exemplifies which of the following?
- intellectual humility
- relativism
- fair-mindedness
- intellectual integrity
The ability to reconstruct others' viewpoints exemplifies which of the following traits?
- intellectual autonomy
- / 3