LNAT Logical Deduction 5

Question 1

Argument: 'My client could not have committed the robbery at 9 pm because he was dining with me at 9 pm.' This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Alibi / rebuttal evidence

Answer

Providing a location alibi is a direct rebuttal that undermines the prosecution's claim by showing a contradictory fact.

Question 2

All statutory instruments must be laid before Parliament. This regulation was not laid before Parliament. Therefore:

Accepted Answer

The regulation is not a statutory instrument

Answer

By contrapositive: if not laid before Parliament, then not a statutory instrument.

Question 3

Passage: 'Raising the minimum wage always increases unemployment.' Which finding most strengthens this?

Accepted Answer

A meta-analysis shows unemployment rises in 80% of cases after minimum wage increases

Answer

Empirical evidence showing unemployment rises in a majority of observed cases directly supports the causal claim.

Question 4

P: If the appeal succeeds, the sentence is reduced. Q: If the sentence is reduced, the defendant is released early. R: The appeal did not succeed. What follows?

Accepted Answer

Nothing follows about the sentence

Answer

The conditionals only tell us what happens if the appeal succeeds; since it failed, the conditionals are not triggered and nothing can be deduced.

Question 5

In a survey, 60% of respondents support capital punishment, yet juries rarely recommend it. Which best explains this paradox?

Accepted Answer

Jurors apply a higher standard of proof than abstract opinion allows

Answer

The act of deciding a real case imposes a higher evidential burden than expressing an abstract preference, explaining the gap.

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LNAT Logical Deduction 5