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  1. Passage: 'No evidence of wrongdoing was found.' A journalist writes that the official is innocent. This inference is:

    Answer: Invalid because absence of evidence is not evidence of absence

    Failing to find evidence of wrongdoing does not conclusively establish innocence; the investigation may have been incomplete.

  2. A statute says 'vehicles are prohibited in the park.' A man rides a bicycle through the park. A judge must decide if the statute applies. The strongest argument for applying it is:

    Answer: Bicycles are a common form of transport and share the purpose the law targets

    If the statute aims to protect pedestrians from transport, bicycles serving that purpose fall within its spirit.

  3. Researchers note that students who eat breakfast score higher on tests. A school mandates breakfast. This policy assumes:

    Answer: Eating breakfast causes improved test performance, not merely correlates with it

    Mandating breakfast to improve scores only makes sense if eating breakfast causes the improvement, not just accompanies it.

  4. Some philosophers are logicians. All logicians are precise thinkers. What can be inferred?

    Answer: Some philosophers are precise thinkers

    The philosophers who are logicians are also precise thinkers, so at least some philosophers are precise thinkers.

  5. A defense lawyer argues: 'My client cannot be guilty because he is a good father.' This argument is an example of:

    Answer: An irrelevant appeal that confuses moral virtue with legal guilt

    Being a good father is irrelevant to whether the defendant committed the alleged act.

  6. A law firm notices that cases settled before trial have shorter resolution times. It concludes that encouraging early settlement saves time. What weakens this conclusion most?

    Answer: Cases that settle early may be simpler cases that would resolve quickly regardless

    If only easy cases settle early, the shorter time may reflect case complexity, not the settlement process itself.

  7. A passage states: 'Citizens who pay taxes fund public services.' A reader concludes: 'Anyone who uses public services must pay taxes.' This inference is:

    Answer: Invalid because the original statement does not establish the converse

    'A funds B' does not mean 'anyone who uses B must be an A'; the converse is not logically implied.