Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Watson Glaser MCQ 2

Question 1

Statement: All employees who completed the training program received a certificate. Maria received a certificate. Which inference is most justified?

Accepted Answer

Maria may or may not have completed the training program

Answer

The statement tells us certificate-holders completed the program, but Maria's certificate could have come from another source not mentioned.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the 'Recognition of Assumptions' section of the Watson-Glaser test?

Accepted Answer

Identifying unstated beliefs taken for granted in a statement

Answer

Recognition of Assumptions requires identifying what must be presupposed (but is not stated) for the given statement to make sense.

Question 3

Passage: No reptiles are warm-blooded. All snakes are reptiles. Conclusion: No snakes are warm-blooded. This conclusion is:

Accepted Answer

A conclusion that follows necessarily

Answer

By syllogistic logic, if no reptiles are warm-blooded and all snakes are reptiles, it necessarily follows that no snakes are warm-blooded.

Question 4

Argument: 'We should increase funding for public libraries because literacy rates improve community economic outcomes.' In Watson-Glaser terms, this argument is:

Accepted Answer

Strong, because the reason is relevant and significant to the issue

Answer

A strong argument is directly relevant and provides a substantial reason; linking literacy to economic outcomes is a relevant, meaningful justification.

Question 5

Statement: 'Let's take the highway — it's always faster.' The hidden assumption is:

Accepted Answer

The highway will be faster in this instance

Answer

Saying 'let's take the highway because it's always faster' assumes the highway will indeed be faster on this particular trip.

Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Practice Test

Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Practice Test

Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal Watson Glaser MCQ 2