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D265 CRITICAL THINKING ;
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ANSWERS 2023/2024 GRADED A+.






,1. Which sentence is a non-proposition?

- If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window.
- The earth is the third planet from the sun.
- Where are the keys to my car?
- Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.: Where are the keys to mycar?
2. Did the company really close that deal? It has had a great year. Where is thepresident right
now? Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.


In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?


- Where is the president right now?
- Did the company really close that deal?
- Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
- It has had a great year.: It has had a great year.
3. Propositions: Statements that can be true or false.
4. Non-propositions: Sentences that are not statements about matters of fact (orfiction). They do not
make a claim that can be true or false.
5. Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?


- Birthday parties can be really fun.
- The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
- Too many employees are used to high-stress work environments in theUnited States.
- Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible?: The cat ate the food,but did not like it.
6. If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new oneor will not be able to
keep up productivity.
Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above into thesimple propositions?




,- If the computer is not fixed, then the company needs to buy a new one. Thecompany will not be
able to keep up productivity.
- The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. Thecompany will not be
able to keep up productivity.
- The computer is not fixed.The company either needs to buy a new one or willnot be able to keep
up productivity.
- The company does not have enough computers.: The computer is not fixed.






, The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not be able to keepup productivity.
7. Simple propositions: Simple propositions have no internal logical structure, meaning whether they
are true or false does not depend on whether part of them istrue or false. They are simply true or false on
their own.
8. Complex propositions: Complex propositions have internal logical structure, meaning they are
composed of simple propositions. Whether they are true or falsedepends on whether their parts are true
or false.
9. If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on
time. How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?Nobody likes a 7 a.m.
start time, but it was in the job description. We should remind the new employee how important
this is.
Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?

- The new employee wants to succeed.
- How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
- The employees look out for each other.
- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up ontime.: The new
employee wants to succeed.
10. The U.S. healthcare system is difficult to navigate, and this negatively affects many of us.
Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurancecoverage works and are not sure where
they can go to get care. What can bedone to improve this? If changes are not made soon, the
problem will only getworse.
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 affectsmany of us.
- What can be done to improve this?
- Many people are unsure exactly how their health insurance coverage works and are not sure

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