D265 - WGU - Critical Thinking - Reason and Evidence 2023 GRADED A+ 1. PROPOSITIONS - >>>ANSWERS Are statements that can be true or false 2. NON-PROPOSITONS - >>>ANSWERS Are sentences that are not statements about matters of fact or fiction. They do not make a claim that can be true or false. 3. SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS - >>>ANSWERS Have no internal logic structure, meaning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether a part of them is true or false. They are simply true or false on their own. (Example: Harry Potter wears glasses. The sky is blue.) 4. COMPLEX PROPOSITIONS - >>>ANSWERS Have internal logic structure, meaning they are composed of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false depends on whether their parts are true or false. (Example: The sky is blue, but it does not look blue to me right now. The cat ate the food, but he did not like it. The GDP of Canada is either $3 trillion or $12 trillion.) 5. Words used to identify Independent Propositions - >>>ANSWERS AND, OR, EITHER, BUT, IF, THEN.6. CONCLUSION INDICATORS - >>>ANSWERS THEREFORE, SO, IT FOLLOWS THAT, HENCE, THUS, ENTAILS THAT, WE MAY CONCLUDE