eSkill - eSkill Assessment Logical and Critical Thinking Questions and Answers

Question 1

A marketing manager argues, "To boost our online sales, we must increase our social media advertising budget by 30%." Which of the following is a necessary assumption for this argument to be logically sound?

Accepted Answer

The target audience for the company's products actively uses social media and is influenced by advertising on those platforms.

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The company's competitors are also increasing their social media ad spend.

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The cost of social media advertising is expected to decrease next year.

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Social media advertising is the only factor influencing online sales.

Question 2

A company has the following policies:
1. All employees in the Finance department must pass a compliance exam.
2. Any employee who manages a budget of over $10,000 must be in the Finance department.
3. David manages a budget of $15,000.
Based on these statements, which of the following MUST be true?

Accepted Answer

David has passed the compliance exam.

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All employees who pass the compliance exam manage a budget of over $10,000.

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David is the head of the Finance department.

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No employee outside the Finance department manages a budget.

Question 3

A manager states, "Our team's productivity has dropped significantly over the past month. This must be due to the new open-office layout we implemented four weeks ago, as that's the only major change." Which of the following statements, if true, would most seriously weaken the manager's conclusion?

Accepted Answer

The company's main software server experienced unprecedented downtime and performance issues throughout the past month.

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A survey showed that 60% of the team members prefer the new open-office layout.

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Several other departments in the company have also adopted an open-office layout.

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The team's productivity was already on a slight downward trend in the months leading up to the change.

Question 4

A study of customer support tickets reveals the following: 70% of all submitted tickets are related to password resets. Of the tickets that are *not* related to password resets, 50% are about billing inquiries. All other tickets concern product feature requests. Based on this information, what is the most reasonable conclusion?

Accepted Answer

Billing inquiries account for 15% of the total support tickets.

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More than half of all support tickets are for issues other than password resets or billing.

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The company should stop allowing users to reset their own passwords.

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Product feature requests are the most common type of support ticket after password resets.

Question 5

A speaker argues, "Every successful entrepreneur I've read about dropped out of college. Therefore, to become a successful entrepreneur, one should drop out of college." What is the primary logical fallacy in this reasoning?

Accepted Answer

Hasty Generalization

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Ad Hominem

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Straw Man

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False Dichotomy

Question 6

A company observes that its sales of ice cream are highest during the months when it spends the most on advertising for its new line of winter coats. Which of the following is the most logical explanation for this correlation?

Accepted Answer

A third factor, such as the holiday shopping season, is likely influencing both higher advertising spending and increased consumer purchasing in general.

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The winter coat advertisements are causing customers to buy more ice cream.

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Customers who buy winter coats are statistically more likely to purchase ice cream.

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There is no possible logical connection between these two events.