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  1. A statement that is always true regardless of the truth values of its components is called a:

    Answer: Tautology

    A tautology is a logical statement that is necessarily true under all possible interpretations.

  2. In a coding system where RED = 27 (R=18, E=5, D=4), what is the code for BLUE (B=2, L=12, U=21, E=5)?

    Answer: 40

    Each letter's alphabetical position is summed: B(2)+L(12)+U(21)+E(5) = 40.

  3. Five books are stacked top to bottom. English is above History. History is above Science. Science is above Art. Art is above Math. What is the top book?

    Answer: English

    Following the chain: English > History > Science > Art > Math, English is at the top.

  4. "All honest people are trustworthy. Some leaders are honest." What follows?

    Answer: Some leaders are trustworthy.

    Since some leaders are honest and all honest people are trustworthy, those particular leaders must be trustworthy.

  5. Which pattern correctly continues the series: Z, X, V, T, ___?

    Answer: R

    Each letter skips one: Z(-2)=X(-2)=V(-2)=T(-2)=R, so the next letter is R.

  6. "Either we raise prices or we cut costs." If prices are not raised, what must be true?

    Answer: Costs must be cut.

    In a valid disjunction (either/or), if one option is eliminated, the other must occur.