WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING AND EVIDENCE

WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING AND EVIDENCE

OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT WGU D265 EXAM ACTUAL

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The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects many of us. Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and are not sure where they can go to get care.What can be done to improve this? If changes are not made soon, the problem will only get worse.Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?

• Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.
• The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects many of us.
• What can be done to improve this?
• Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and are not sure where they

can go to get care. - ANSWER ✔Many people are not sure where they can go to get care.Bad inferential structure - ANSWER ✔Every argument with the same structure as this argument is bad (invalid or weak). The premises do not, in fact, demonstrate or maybe even support the conclusion. In other words, we can accept the premises as true without being compelled to accept the conclusion. There is something wrong with this argument's general structure.False premise - ANSWER ✔This particular argument has a premise/assumption that is false. There is something wrong with this argument's particular content.Conclusion Indicators - ANSWER ✔Therefore, so, it follows that, hence, thus, entails that, we may conclude that, implies that, wherefore, as a result RATED

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Premise Indicators - ANSWER ✔Because, for, given that, in that, as, since, as indicated by "Since we cannot go out until the restaurant opens, and given that we are trying to save money, we should just hang out here until closer to dinner." Which statements are the premises of the following argument? Choose 2 answers.

• We cannot go out until the restaurant opens.
• We are trying to save money.
• We should just hang out here until closer to dinner.
• We can have a good time without spending money. - ANSWER ✔- We cannot go out until the

restaurant opens.

• We are trying to save money.

Most students in the class scored less than 70% on the exam. This means that the exam was too difficult to accurately assess student learning. Therefore, as exams are supposed to accurately assess student learning, the exam must be revised and readministered.

Which statement is the conclusion of the above argument?

• The exam must be revised and readministered.
• Some students in the class scored higher than 70% on the exam.
• Exams are supposed to accurately assess student learning.
• Most students in the class scored less than 70% on the exam. - ANSWER ✔The exam must be revised

and readministered.Which sentences are arguments? Choose 2 answers.

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• We know the student cheated on the exam because the instructor caught the student stealing glances at

their neighbor's test.

• The student only cheated on the exam because their financial aid depended on it.
• No one has ever been to the moon, so we do not know that it is not made of cheese.
• If you suspect you have been infected with rabies, then you should contact a medical professional

immediately. - ANSWER ✔- We know the student cheated on the exam because the instructor caught the student stealing glances at their neighbor's test.

• No one has ever been to the moon, so we do not know that it is not made of cheese.

Which pairs of sentences are arguments? Choose 2 answers.

• Every time I walk by here, Chris is doing nothing. Chris must not do anything with the available time.
• We need to act now to reverse greenhouse gas emissions. If we do not, the earth will soon become

inhospitable to human life.

• John Lennon was shot and killed. So were Bobby Kennedy and his brother John.
• One student cheated on the test. But it was only because the student felt ill prepared. - ANSWER ✔-

Every time I walk by here, Chris is doing nothing. Chris must not do anything with the available time.

• We need to act now to reverse greenhouse gas emissions. If we do not, the earth will soon become

inhospitable to human life.I just heard the news about Riley's car. It was vandalized last Saturday. There is no doubt Jordan did it. I went to the bowling alley that night. I bowled a 160! Anyway, I saw Jordan there and, although it was barely noticeable, I definitely saw paint on Jordan's shirt. It is unlikely there would be paint on Jordan's shirt unless Jordan had spray-painted Riley's car. It is a shame, really, since it was such a nice shirt. It was the green one. Oh, and you know Jordan has motive. After all, Jordan has a well-known grudge against Riley.You remember when Riley borrowed Jordan's lawnmower and did not return it. And there was opportunity, because Jordan does not work on the weekend and usually stays home watching television. But the lightning storm earlier last week short-circuited Jordan's TV set. Besides, they canceled Jordan's favorite Saturday 3 / 4

evening show.Which description best characterizes the above?

• A story
• - ANSWER ✔An argument

Kinds of Inferences - ANSWER ✔Deduction Induction Inference to the best explanation or abduction Deduction - ANSWER ✔arguments where the premises guarantee or necessitate the conclusion — mathematical arguments, logical arguments, arguments from definition Induction - ANSWER ✔arguments where the premises make the conclusion probable — analogies, authority, causal inferences, scientific reasoning, extrapolations, etc.Inference to the best explanation or abduction - ANSWER ✔arguments where the best available explanation is chosen as the correct explanation Truth - ANSWER ✔A true proposition accurately represents reality.Validity - ANSWER ✔In a good deductive argument structure, true premises make the conclusion necessarily true. (If not, it is an invalid structure.) Soundness - ANSWER ✔The deductive argument is valid and all premises are true premises. (If not, it is an unsound argument.) Sound Argument - ANSWER ✔All True Premises + Valid Structure Strength - ANSWER ✔In a strong inductive argument, true premises make the conclusion probably true.Cogency - 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

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