AON Deductive Reasoning 5

Question 1

All board members voted on the resolution. Kevin did not vote on the resolution. What follows?

Accepted Answer

Kevin is not a board member

Answer

If all board members voted and Kevin did not vote, Kevin cannot be a board member.

Question 2

Every student who scores above 90 earns an A. Lisa earned an A. What can be concluded?

Accepted Answer

Lisa may or may not have scored above 90

Answer

An A may be awarded for reasons beyond a score above 90, so Lisa's score cannot be confirmed.

Question 3

No marketing emails are sent without approval. This email was sent. What must be true?

Accepted Answer

This email had approval

Answer

Since no unapproved emails are sent and this email was sent, it must have had approval.

Question 4

All toxic chemicals require a warning label. Substance Z has no warning label. What can be deduced?

Accepted Answer

Substance Z is not toxic

Answer

By contrapositive, no warning label means it is not a toxic chemical.

Question 5

Some engineers are also designers. All designers use CAD software. Which must be true?

Accepted Answer

Some engineers use CAD software

Answer

Engineers who are also designers must use CAD, so some engineers use CAD software.

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