Logical Reasoning Flashcards
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Some birds can fly. All penguins are birds. Which conclusion is logically valid?
Answer: Penguins might or might not be able to fly based on these premises
The premises say 'some birds' can fly, not which ones. Penguins might be in either group.
Statement: 'If a student studies hard, they will pass.' A student did NOT pass. What follows?
Answer: The student did not study hard
Contrapositive: if a student did not pass, they did not study hard.
All items in Group X are red. Item Z is not red. Which is necessarily true?
Answer: Item Z is not in Group X
If all Group X items are red and Item Z is not red, Item Z cannot be in Group X.
A survey shows: 60 people like coffee, 40 like tea, and 20 like both. How many people like coffee but NOT tea?
Answer: 40
Coffee only = total coffee minus both = 60 minus 20 = 40.
Premises: (1) All managers attend Monday meetings. (2) Sarah does not attend Monday meetings. What follows?
Answer: Sarah is not a manager
Contrapositive of premise 1: if someone does not attend Monday meetings, they are not a manager.
Five colleagues sit in a row. Ann cannot be at either end. Ben sits next to Ann. Carol is at one end. Dan is next to Carol. Who can be at the other end?
Answer: Ben
Placing Carol at position 1, Dan at 2, Ann at 3 or 4 (not ends), Ben next to Ann — Ben can occupy position 5.