Logical Reasoning Flashcards
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Five friends — A, B, C, D, E — sit in a row. A sits to the left of B. C sits to the right of D. E is between B and C. Who sits in the middle?
Answer: E
Arranging constraints gives D–C...A–B–E–C, and E appears in the center position between B and C.
Which of the following weakens the argument: 'Since crime rates fell after the new curfew law, the curfew caused the drop'?
Answer: A new community policing program also launched at the same time
An alternative cause (community policing) undermines the causal link between the curfew and the crime drop.
If all Blips are Blops, and no Blops are Blaps, which statement must be true?
Answer: No Blips are Blaps
All Blips are Blops and no Blops are Blaps, so Blips cannot be Blaps.
A dealer sells a watch at a 20% profit. If the cost price is $250, what is the selling price?
Answer: $300
20% of $250 = $50 profit, so selling price = $250 + $50 = $300.
Statement: 'Whenever it rains, the match is cancelled.' It did not rain today. What can we conclude?
Answer: Nothing can be concluded about the match
The conditional only guarantees cancellation when it rains; no rain does not guarantee the match was played.
ABCD is a sequence where each letter's position value doubles: A=1, B=2, D=4, H=?
Answer: H
The sequence doubles position values: 1, 2, 4, 8 — the 8th letter of the alphabet is H.
Six books — F, G, H, I, J, K — are stacked. G is above H. I is below K. F is at the top. J is between G and I. Which book is at the bottom?
Answer: H
The order from top is F, G, J, I, K, H, placing H at the bottom.