Watson Glaser MCQ Flashcards
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Statement: All employees who completed the training program received a certificate. Maria received a certificate. Which inference is most justified?
Answer: Maria may or may not have completed the training program
The statement tells us certificate-holders completed the program, but Maria's certificate could have come from another source not mentioned.
Which of the following best describes the 'Recognition of Assumptions' section of the Watson-Glaser test?
Answer: Identifying unstated beliefs taken for granted in a statement
Recognition of Assumptions requires identifying what must be presupposed (but is not stated) for the given statement to make sense.
Passage: No reptiles are warm-blooded. All snakes are reptiles. Conclusion: No snakes are warm-blooded. This conclusion is:
Answer: A conclusion that follows necessarily
By syllogistic logic, if no reptiles are warm-blooded and all snakes are reptiles, it necessarily follows that no snakes are warm-blooded.
Argument: 'We should increase funding for public libraries because literacy rates improve community economic outcomes.' In Watson-Glaser terms, this argument is:
Answer: Strong, because the reason is relevant and significant to the issue
A strong argument is directly relevant and provides a substantial reason; linking literacy to economic outcomes is a relevant, meaningful justification.
Statement: 'Let's take the highway — it's always faster.' The hidden assumption is:
Answer: The highway will be faster in this instance
Saying 'let's take the highway because it's always faster' assumes the highway will indeed be faster on this particular trip.
Data: A city reduced speed limits and saw a 15% drop in traffic fatalities. Which interpretation is best supported?
Answer: Lower speed limits are associated with fewer traffic fatalities in this city
The data shows a correlation in this city; concluding association is warranted, but claiming sole causation or universal application goes beyond the evidence.
In the Watson-Glaser test, an inference rated 'probably true' means:
Answer: The inference is more likely true than false given the passage
'Probably true' means the evidence in the passage makes the inference more likely true than false, though it is not certain.