Logical Reasoning Flashcards
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All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Therefore:
Answer: Some roses may fade quickly
Since only some flowers fade quickly, we can only conclude some roses might, not that all do.
If no scientists are poets, and all poets are dreamers, which must be true?
Answer: Some dreamers are not scientists
Poets are dreamers but not scientists, so at least those dreamers are not scientists.
A is taller than B. C is shorter than B. D is taller than A. Who is tallest?
Answer: D
D > A > B > C, so D is the tallest.
Every time it rains, the match is cancelled. The match was not cancelled. Therefore:
Answer: It did not rain
If rain always cancels the match and it wasn't cancelled, it could not have rained.
Some books are heavy. All heavy things are hard to carry. Therefore:
Answer: Some books are hard to carry
The heavy books fall into the hard-to-carry category, so some books are hard to carry.
If P implies Q, and Q implies R, and P is true, what is true?
Answer: R is true
P true forces Q true, which forces R true via the chain.
In a code, MAP becomes NBQ. What does CAT become?
Answer: DBU
Each letter shifts forward by one, so CAT becomes DBU.