WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING REASON AND EVIDENCE

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WGU D265 CRITICAL THINKING REASON AND EVIDENCE

OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM LATEST 2024 -2025

COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED

ANSWERS/ GRADED A+

Which kind of fallacy arise when the premise of an argument presupposes the truth of the conclusion, rather than providing evidence for it?

• Straw man
• Red Herring
• Begging the question
• genetic - ANS - Begging the question

What is another term for the bandwagon fallacy?

• Appeal to emotion
• Appeal to Common belief
• Appeal to consequences
• Appeal to ignorance - ANS - 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 - ANS - Red Hearing Fallacy

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pg. 2 Which common fallacy is based on conclusions formed only on a person's or concept's past, source, or origins, instead of its significance or pertinence at the moment?

• Faulty generalization
• Straw man Fallacy
• Genetic Fallacy
• Red Hearing Fallacy - ANS - 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. - ANS - Everyone with a college degree makes a lot

of money

Some penguins live on Antarctica; therefore, penguins are not birds. what type of fallacy is occurring in the above given scenario?

• Genetic
• Irrelevant appeal (also known as a non sequitur)
• Ad Populum
• False Dilemmas - ANS - Irrelevance appeal

Which two actions should a person take after identifying the author of an information source encountered on the internet?Choose 2 answers

• Determine the purpose and function of the applicable site or publication
• Consult a variety of sources to gain a broader perspective on the issue
• Poll social media contacts to determine if there is a consensus
• Learn the author's political party affiliation to determine the reliability of the source -

ANS - -Determine the purpose and function of the applicable site or publication 2 / 4

pg. 3 -Consult a variety of sources to gain a broader perspective on the issue

A young individual reads an article on social media titled 'Unemployment on the Rise.' and becomes very worried for their job prospects. Later, the individual notices that the article was six years old. and therefore, not relevant to the current state of things. What phrase was coined by Danah body and related to the scenario?

• Context Collapse
• Appeal to unqualified authority
• availability heuristic
• Representativeness heuristic - ANS - Context Collapse

What is confirmation bias?

• A self-reflective process in which an individual challenge their own beliefs to ensure

they are correct.

• The rational way to think about a solution based on reason and evidence.
• The effort to interpret other's reasoning in the best possible light to debate on the

merit of an argument and avoid fallacies.

• The natural tendency to seek evidence that support personal beliefs and ignore

evidence that gets in the way of the beliefs. - ANS - The natural tendency to seek evidence that support personal beliefs and ignore evidence that gets in the way of the beliefs.

An individual enters a bank wearing a mask for medical reasons. A bank employee become concerned when the individual enters and calls the bank's emergency security line thinking the individual was a bank robber. Why did the bank employees react the way that they did?

• Irrationality
• Anchoring bias
• Representativeness heuristic
• Confirmation bias - ANS - Representativeness heuristic

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pg. 4 A politician faced with the question about failing stock market say in the press conference. The stock market must go up this year because people will be unhappy if it doesn't. what fallacy is being committed by the politician?

• Appeal to popularity fallacy
• Appeal to consequences fallacy.
• Genetic Fallacy
• Red Herring Fallacy. - ANS - Appeal to consequences fallacy

What is the genetic fallacy?

• it is committed when one introduces an irrelevant topic.
• it is an irrelevance fallacy based solely on history or origin.
• it is committed when one attacks the person making an argument rather than the

argument itself.

• it is committed when one's argument mistakenly uses the same word in two different

senses. - ANS - It is an irrelevance fallacy based solely on history or origin.

A witness is testifying against a defendant in a court case. During cross-examination the defense attorney bring up economic & tax fraud committed by the witness 4 years ago.What is the reason for this not being an ad hominem attach in the given scenario.

• Because the lawyer is trying to introduce an irrelevant topic in the argument.
• Because the lawyer is checking the creditability of the witness.
• Because the lawyer is trying to find out the origin of an idea to reject or accept the

witness's claim.

• Because the lawyer is not using a threat to compel agreement from the witness. -

ANS - Because the lawyer is checking the creditability of the witness.

There are many different sources of information, the internet, social media post, podcast, videos, news articles and countless other media. What is the best way to get a picture of the source of information?

• Look at a variety of primary sources.
• Look at quotes from qualified person.
• Stick to only one source of trust.
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