Wgu D265 Section 1: Critical Thinking Test Questions And Answers (Verified Answers) 2023

Denying the Antecedent {Ans: If A, then B... Not A therefore not B.}Is-Ought {Ans: A fallacy that assumes that just because something is a certain way, it ought to be that way.}Conclusion Indicators {Ans: therefore, wherefore, thus, consequently, we may infer, accordingly, we may conclude, it must be that, for this reason, so, entails that, hence, it follows that, implies that, as a result}Slippery Slope {Ans: A fallacy that assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented}invalidity {Ans: One or two of the premises are false, thus making the conclusion false.}Arguments can go wrong in only two ways: {Ans: - Bad inferential structure - False premise}