Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Analyzing Conclusions Questions and Answers 3

Question 1

Statement: All certified accountants at the firm have passed the CPA exam. Maria is a certified accountant at the firm. Conclusion: Maria has passed the CPA exam.

Accepted Answer

The conclusion follows

Answer

The conclusion follows necessarily because all certified accountants have passed the CPA exam and Maria is one of them.

Question 2

Statement: Some managers in the department are also project leads. All project leads attend weekly stand-ups. Conclusion: All managers in the department attend weekly stand-ups.

Accepted Answer

The conclusion does not follow

Answer

Only 'some' managers are project leads, so we cannot conclude that ALL managers attend stand-ups.

Question 3

Statement: No company that reported losses last quarter received a performance bonus. Firm X received a performance bonus. Conclusion: Firm X did not report losses last quarter.

Accepted Answer

The conclusion follows

Answer

By contrapositive logic, if receiving a bonus means no losses were reported, then Firm X did not report losses.

Question 4

Statement: Employees who complete the safety training are eligible for fieldwork assignments. Not all employees complete the safety training. Conclusion: Some employees are not eligible for fieldwork assignments.

Accepted Answer

The conclusion follows

Answer

Since not all employees complete training and only those who do are eligible, some employees must be ineligible.

Question 5

Statement: Recent surveys show that employees who take regular breaks report higher job satisfaction. Conclusion: Mandating regular breaks will increase every employee's job satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

The conclusion does not follow because correlation does not imply universal causation

Answer

Survey correlation between break-taking and satisfaction does not guarantee that mandating breaks will universally raise satisfaction.

Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Practice Test

Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Practice Test

Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Analyzing Conclusions Questions and Answers 3