Reasoning Flashcards

In the BARB Reasoning subtest, you are given a statement and must decide if a conclusion follows. Statement: 'All soldiers are fit. Tom is a soldier.' Conclusion: 'Tom is fit.' Is the conclusion true?

Answer: Yes

The conclusion follows directly from the two premises, so it is true.

Statement: 'Some recruits passed the BARB test. Sarah is a recruit.' Conclusion: 'Sarah passed the BARB test.' Is the conclusion true?

Answer: Cannot say

Because only 'some' recruits passed, we cannot determine whether Sarah was one of them.

Statement: 'No officers are under 18. James is 17.' Conclusion: 'James is not an officer.' Is the conclusion true?

Answer: Yes

Since no officers are under 18 and James is 17, he cannot be an officer.

Statement: 'All vehicles in the convoy are armoured. Vehicle 4 is in the convoy.' Conclusion: 'Vehicle 4 is armoured.' Is the conclusion true?

Answer: Yes

Vehicle 4 is in the convoy and all convoy vehicles are armoured, so Vehicle 4 must be armoured.

Statement: 'Most recruits find the Reasoning subtest challenging. Lee is a recruit.' Conclusion: 'Lee finds Reasoning challenging.' Is the conclusion true?

Answer: Cannot say

'Most' does not mean 'all,' so Lee may or may not find it challenging — we cannot say for certain.

In the BARB Reasoning subtest, what type of thinking is primarily assessed?

Answer: Deductive logical reasoning

The Reasoning subtest assesses whether you can apply logical rules to reach valid conclusions.