Critical Thinking D265 Final Exam Questions and Answers
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WGU D265
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WGU D265
Propositions statements that are expressed in sentences tht can be true or false.
the sun never rises on Tuesdays
Tomatoes are fruits
1+1=2 Propositions
non-propositions expressed in sentences that cannot be either true or false
Let's go fly a kite
Give me the remote control
Which way...
Critical Thinking D265 Final Exam Questions and Answers Propositions ✅statements that are expressed in sentences tht can be true or false. the sun never rises on Tuesdays Tomatoes are fruits 1+1=2 ✅Propositions non-propositions ✅expressed in sentences that cannot be either true or false Let's go fly a kite Give me the remote control Which way is East? ✅Non-Propositions Complex Propositions ✅depends on the truth of their parts and their internal logic This soda is either Coke or Pepsi She has brown eyes and brown hair If there is smoke, then there is fire. ✅Complex Propositions Arguments ✅purportedly rational movements from one or more premises to a conclusion Premise ✅a statement supporting an argument's conclusion Conclusion ✅a statement supported by an argument's premises Because For Given that As Since As indicated by ✅Premise Indicators Therefore So It follows that Thus We may conclude that As a result ✅Conclusions Indicators What do non - arguments include ✅explanations stories sets of statements without an inference Deductive Argument ✅provide evidence that the conclusion must necessarily be true Inductive Argument ✅provide evidence that make the conclusion more or less likely to be true Valid Argument ✅if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true Sound Argument ✅valid and has true premises Strong Argument ✅if the premises are true, then the conclusion is likely to be true Cogent Argument ✅strong and has true premises All fruits are sweet Tomatoes are fruit Therefore, tomatoes are sweet ✅Deductive Argument It looks like a duck It also quacks like a duck Therefore, it probably is a duck ✅Inductive Argument Fallacy ✅argument that contains bad reasoning Formal Fallacies ✅bad because of their structure Informal Fallacies ✅bad because of their content If A, then C C Therefore, A ✅Affirming the consequent If A, then C Not A Therefore, not C ✅Denying the antecedent If I am in Rome, then I am in Italy I am in Italy Therefore, I am in Rome ✅Affirming the Consequent A= I am in Rome C= I am in Italy
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