Wgu D265 Pre- Assessment (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Critical Thinking - Reason And Evidence | Questions And Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

cognitive bias {Ans: a systematic error in thinking that affects the decisions and judgments that people make}red herring fallacy {Ans: when a speaker introduces an irrelevant issue or piece of evidence to divert attention from argument}Genetic Fallacy {Ans: Condemning an argument because of where it began, how it began, or who began it.}selection bias {Ans: When the sample we generalize from is too small or is not representative of the larger target population}ad hominem {Ans: a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute}anchoring bias {Ans: a tendency to fixate on initial information, from which one then fails to adequately adjust for subsequent information}selective reporting {Ans: Reporting the same data in different ways to achieve different rhetorical goals.}Inference {Ans: A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning}sound argument {Ans: a valid argument with true premises}Principle of Charity {Ans: we should choose the reconstructed argument that gives the benefit of the doubt to the person presenting the argument}Denying the Antecedent {Ans: If A, then B... Not A. therefore not B.}Appeal to Consequences {Ans: attempt to motivate belief with either the good