WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING - REASON AND

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WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING - REASON AND

EVIDENCE EXAM 2025 WITH 200 PRACTICE

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D265 PRACTICE TEST 2025 (NEW!)

Which statement is correct about exhibiting a bias?

• If a statement is reasonable , it is unbiased.
• Sport enthusiasm is the primary occurrence of bias in human reason.
• Its safe to assumed that someone else beliefs are due to bias.
• A person may be inclined to believed articular conclusion over others.

A person may be inclined to believe a particular conclusion over others What is a characteristic of System 2 thinking?

• It results in a more biased response than System 1
• It involves a reliance on associative thinking
• It results in a less emotional response than System 1

It results in a less emotional response than System 1 Which statement correctly compares system 1 and system 2 thinking?

• System 1 is analytical while system 2 is intuitive.
• System 1 thinking is learned while system 2 thinking is innate.
• System 1 thinking is spontaneous and system 2 thinking is conscious
• System 1 thinking is more accurate and system 2 thinking is less accurate

System 1 thinking is spontaneous and system 2 thinking is conscious A student states: "Road A is straight. Road B is winding. Roads A and B intersect." Which term describes this type of argument?

• Inductive argument
• True argument
• Invalid argument
• Non-argument

Non-argument A professor of logic stated an arithmetical argument can be valid or invalid because of the structure of the argument?they gave an example of 1 +1 =2, 4-2=2 hence 1+1=4-2What structure represents the premise 1 / 4

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A. A+B=C, B+D= F

B. A+C=B, D+B= C

C. A+B=C, D+E= C

D. A+B=C, D+E= F

A+B=C, B+D= F

If I am a scientist, then I am intelligent. I am not a scientist. Therefore. I am not intelligent Which type of logic error is this an example of?

• Affirming the consequent
• Begging the question
• Denying the antecedent
• The fallacy fallacy

Denying the antecedent If Spencer is hungry, then Spencer is tired. Spencer is not hungry. Therefore, Spencer is not tired This is an example of which type of logic error? Choose one

• Denying the antecedent
• The fallacy fallacy
• Begging the question
• Affirming the consequent

Denying the antecedent What is the type of bias in play when people rely too heavily on the first piece of information they hear?

• Confirmation bias
• Anchoring bias
• Informative bias
• Mental heuristic

Anchoring bias Which situation illustrates the burden of proof fallacy?

• A person says, "Since you haven't been able to lose weight, I will assume you

are not following the diet plan."

• A person says, "We cannot cut military spending because cuts will embolden

our enemies and make us vulnerable to an attack."

• An individual claims to have seen an alien spacecraft. Instead of providing 2 / 4

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• A brother says to his sister, "All you do is talk!" The sister responds to her

brother by saying, "You never stop talking!" An individual claims to have seen an alien spacecraft. Instead of providing supporting evidence, this individual suggests NASA must do so.An employee meets with his boss and claims a coworker is bullying him. The boss asks the employee for evidence to support his claims. He argues that it is the boss's responsibility to prove he was not bullied and that he should not have to provide evidence. Which fallacy of presumption is reflected in this statement?

• Card stacking
• Burden of proof
• Slippery slope
• Ad hominem

Burden of proof What is another term for the bandwagon fallacy?

• Appeal to emotion
• Appeal to Common belief
• Appeal to consequences
• Appeal to ignorance

Appeal to Common belief Which fallacy describes anything which misrepresent or divert attention away from a pertinent or crucial subject?

• Straw man Fallacy
• False Dilemma fallacy
• Red Hearing Fallacy
• Genetic Fallacy

Red Hearing Fallacy Which common fallacy is based on conclusions formed only on a person's or concept's past, source, or origins, instead of it's significance or pertinence at the moment ?

• Faulty generalization
• Straw man Fallacy 3 / 4

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• Genetic Fallacy
• Red Hearing Fallacy

Genetic Fallacy Pat has a college degree, so she must make a lot of money. What is the unstated assumption in this argument?

• Pat learned valuable skills in college.
• Everyone with a college degree is happy
• Everyone with a college degree makes a lot of money.
• Pat works in a lucrative industry.

Everyone with a college degree makes a lot of money All mammals have lungs. All whales are mammals. Therefore, all whales have lungs. Which type of argument does the above example qualify as?DEDUCTIVE argument Which type of fallacy makes false arguments with often clear conceptual mistakes?Formal fallacy What is the type of bias in play when people rely too heavily on the first piece of information they hear?Anchoring bias Which statement correctly compares system 1 and system 2 thinking?System 1 thinking is spontaneous and system 2 thinking is conscious Which statement is correct about exhibiting a bias?A person may be inclined to believe a particular conclusion over others A political candidate is maligned by an opponent for having experimented with recreational drug in college. Which fallacy of relevance is this an example of?

• Straw man
• Slippery slope.
• circular reasoning

D Ad Hominem attack Ad Hominem attack

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