Wonderlic Personnel Test Syllogisms and Deductive Reasoning 3

Question 1

All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. Can we conclude all roses fade quickly?

Accepted Answer

No, that does not follow

Answer

'Some flowers' fading does not guarantee that roses are among them.

Question 2

If a worker is late three times, they are warned. Dana was warned. Which is necessarily true?

Accepted Answer

Dana may have been warned for another reason

Answer

Lateness is one cause of warnings, but the rule doesn't say it's the only cause.

Question 3

All A are B. No B are C. Therefore:

Accepted Answer

No A are C

Answer

A falls inside B, and B is entirely separate from C, so no A is C.

Question 4

Some auditors are accountants. All accountants know tax law. Which follows?

Accepted Answer

Some auditors know tax law

Answer

The auditors who are accountants know tax law, so some auditors do.

Question 5

If the alarm sounds, the doors lock. The doors did not lock. Therefore:

Accepted Answer

The alarm did not sound

Answer

No locking means, by contrapositive, the alarm did not sound.

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