WGU D625 Critical Thinking Reason and Evidence Questions With Complete Solution
Which sentence is a non-proposition?
- If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window.
- The earth is
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WGU D625 Critical Thinking Reason and Evidence Questions With Complete Solution
Which sentence is a non-proposition?
- If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window.
- The earth is the third planet from the sun.
- Where are the keys to my car?
- Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. - Where are the keys to my car?
Did the company really close that deal? It has had a great year. Where is the president right now? Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?
- Where is the president right now?
- Did the company really close that deal?
- Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
- It has had a great year. - It has had a great year.
Propositions - Statements that can be true or false.
Non-propositions - Sentences that are not statements about matters of fact (or fiction). They do not make a claim that can be true or false.
Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
- Birthday parties can be really fun.
- The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
- Too many employees are used to high-stress work environments in the United States.
- Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible? - The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new one or will not be able to keep up productivity.
Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above into the simple propositions?
- If the computer is not fixed, then the company needs to buy a new one. The company will not be able to keep up productivity.
- The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not be able to keep up productivity.
- The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new one or will not be able to keep up productivity.
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