Korn Ferry Assessment Korn Ferry Logical Reasoning 5

Question 1

Statement: 'None of the reports submitted on time had errors.' Which conclusion follows?

Accepted Answer

All reports with errors were submitted late.

Answer

If no on-time report had errors, then any report with errors must have been submitted late — the contrapositive of the original statement.

Question 2

Which number replaces the '?' in: 8, 4, 2, 1, 0.5, ?

Accepted Answer

0.25

Answer

Each term is halved: 0.5 ÷ 2 = 0.25.

Question 3

An argument concludes: 'This strategy succeeded in the US market, so it will succeed globally.' What logical flaw does this contain?

Accepted Answer

Hasty generalization

Answer

Inferring global success from one market's result without adequate evidence is a hasty generalization.

Question 4

Three teams submitted proposals: Red, Blue, Green. The winning proposal was not from Red. Green did not win. Which team won?

Accepted Answer

Blue

Answer

Eliminating Red and Green leaves Blue as the only possible winner.

Question 5

If 'whenever the economy grows, consumer confidence rises,' and 'consumer confidence has not risen,' what follows?

Accepted Answer

The economy has not grown.

Answer

By modus tollens: if growth → confidence, and confidence did not rise, then the economy did not grow.

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