Logical and Analytical Reasoning Flashcards
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All supervisors must complete ethics training. Maria is a supervisor. Which conclusion can be logically drawn?
Answer: Maria must complete ethics training.
This is a valid syllogism: All supervisors must complete training, Maria is a supervisor, therefore Maria must complete training.
In a series of numbers: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ___. What number comes next?
Answer: 127
Each number is doubled and then 1 is added: 3x2+1=7, 7x2+1=15, 15x2+1=31, 31x2+1=63, 63x2+1=127.
Five employees — Alex, Beth, Carlos, Diana, and Erik — sit in a row. Beth sits next to Alex but not next to Erik. Carlos sits at one end. Diana sits next to Erik. Which seating arrangement is possible?
Answer: Carlos, Diana, Erik, Alex, Beth
In option C: Carlos is at the end, Diana is next to Erik (positions 2-3), Beth is next to Alex (positions 4-5), and Beth is not next to Erik. All conditions are satisfied.
A government office processes applications in priority order: (1) Veterans, (2) Current employees, (3) Disabled individuals, (4) General public. An applicant is both a veteran and disabled. How should their application be classified?
Answer: As a veteran, since it is the highest priority category
When an applicant qualifies for multiple priority categories, they are classified under the highest priority category. Veterans have the highest priority (1).
If the statement 'All filed complaints must be investigated within 30 days' is true, which of the following must also be true?
Answer: If a complaint was filed, it must be investigated within 30 days.
The original statement directly means: if a complaint was filed, then it must be investigated within 30 days. Option C restates this conditional.
A clerk notices that every time the copier jams, the paper tray was loaded by a temporary worker. The clerk concludes that temporary workers are causing the jams. What is the logical flaw?
Answer: Correlation does not necessarily indicate causation.
The clerk observed a correlation and assumed causation. Other factors could explain the pattern — the paper type, time of day, or copier maintenance schedule.