WGU D265 Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence Exam
Questions and Answers (Latest Update 2023)
Which response from Student B is a red herring fallacy?
- Student B stating her concern about international policy
- Student B stating the $15 rate would not help to lift poor families above the
poverty line
- Student B stating businesses cannot offset the hourly wage increase by
raising the cost of goods and services
- Student B stating Student A does not have a background in economics -
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Student B stating her concern about international policy
Reese's partner was unfaithful, and this led to the end of their relationship;
Reese has decided to avoid relationships because people cannot be trusted.
Which fallacy of weak induction is exemplified in this argument?
- Slippery slope
- Hasty generalization
- Equivocation
- Appeal to ignorance -
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Hasty generalization
