AON Deductive Reasoning 2

Question 1

All managers attend the Monday meeting. Sarah is a manager. Which conclusion must be true?

Accepted Answer

Sarah attends the Monday meeting

Answer

Since all managers attend and Sarah is a manager, she must attend the Monday meeting.

Question 2

If a product fails quality control, it is sent for rework. Product X was NOT sent for rework. What can be concluded?

Accepted Answer

Product X passed quality control

Answer

By contrapositive, if a product was not sent for rework, it did not fail quality control — meaning it passed.

Question 3

No reptiles are warm-blooded. All snakes are reptiles. Which statement must be true?

Accepted Answer

No snakes are warm-blooded

Answer

Since all snakes are reptiles and no reptiles are warm-blooded, no snakes can be warm-blooded.

Question 4

Every employee who completes training receives a certificate. Tom did not receive a certificate. What follows?

Accepted Answer

Tom did not complete the training

Answer

By contrapositive, not receiving a certificate means Tom did not complete the training.

Question 5

Either the shipment arrives today or the project is delayed. The shipment did not arrive today. What must be true?

Accepted Answer

The project is delayed

Answer

With an either/or statement, if one option fails the other must be true.

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