WGU CRITICAL T D265 Pre Assessment Exam Case Questions 100% Plus Correctly answered and Graded A++
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"A recent study found that dairy milk is healthier than soy milk. But that finding is obviously
false because the study was conducted by the dairy industry."
Which fallacy of relevance is depicted in this example?
- Post hoc ergo propter
- Irrelevant appeal
- Begging the question
- Genetic f...
WGU CRITICAL T D265 Pre Assessment Exam Case
Questions 100% Plus Correctly answered and Graded
A++
"A recent study found that dairy milk is healthier than soy milk. But that finding is obviously
false because the study was conducted by the dairy industry."
Which fallacy of relevance is depicted in this example?
"If magicians can pull rabbits out of hats, then magic is real. Magicians can pull rabbits out of
hats. Therefore, I know that magic is real." Which two statements represent conjoint support
when mapping this example to a body of propositions? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -If
magicians can pull rabbits out of hats, then magic is real. & Magicians can pull rabbits out of
hats.
,"If you are not at the game rooting for our high school football team, then you must not have any
school spirit."
Which two statements accurately describe this argument? Choose 2 answers.
- The argument includes a false dichotomy..
- The argument assumes the truth of the conclusion in the premise.
- The argument contains black-and-white thinking.
- The argument mistakes causation for correlation. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -- The argument
includes a false dichotomy.
- The argument contains black-and-white thinking.
"Peyton is an excellent dentist, so she sings well." Which statement represents the hidden
assumption that would make this argument valid? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -All excellent
dentists sing well.
"Products manufactured in our country are the best because we make the best automobiles,"
declared Kennedy. Which two descriptors best characterize Kennedy's comments? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -An inference & A weak argument & A proposition
"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. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -- We cannot
go out until the restaurant opens.
- We are trying to save money.
"There are not any good seafood restaurants in this city. I tried two, and they were both terrible."
Which fallacy of weak induction best describes this example? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
Hasty generalization
95% of American citizens are billionaires. Sam is an American citizen. Therefore, Sam is a
billionaire. Which set of terms classify this argument? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Valid and
unsound & Strong and uncogent
A flight attendant accidentally spills a drink on a passenger. The passenger tells a friend that the
flight attendants for the airline are incompetent.Which fallacy of weak induction best describes
this example? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Hasty generalization
A formal fallacy concerns _______, but an informal fallacy concerns _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔ -the structure of an argument
, By definition, a formal fallacy concerns the structure of an argument and an informal fallacy
concerns the information contained in the argument's structure.
A formal fallacy is a type of _______. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Bad argument structure
Formality is associated with structure.
A FORMAL FALLACY IS A TYPE OF - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -Bad Argument Structure
A military veteran is engaged in a heated debate about national security with a reporter who has
never served in the military.
Which response best enables the veteran to undermine the reporter's argument?
- Pointing out that the premise of the reporter's argument is flawed
- Pointing out the reporter's well-known reputation for taking faulty positions
- Pointing out the reporter's affiliation with news networks that are known to have a political
slant to their coverage
- Pointing out that the reporter has never served in the military - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -
Pointing out that the premise of the reporter's argument is flawed
A news outlet issues a correction and an apology for incorrect information it published. In the
absence of further information, what does this news outlet's action suggest about its credibility? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ -The source appears credible because it is concerned with accuracy.
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