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Analytical Reasoning
A. Clean energy requires infrastructure
B. Infrastructure requires workers
C. Workers need jobs
D. All of the above
Answer: For the argument to work, all these assumptions must hold.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Social media connects people
B. Self-reported loneliness may have other causes
C. Isolation is bad
D. Social media is widespread
Answer: If self-reported loneliness has other causes, social media may not be the cause.
Analytical Reasoning
A. D is true
B. D is false
C. D is unknown
D. B is false
Answer: By transitivity of equivalence, if A↔B↔C↔D and A is true, D is true.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Q is true
B. R is true
C. Q or R is false
D. Both Q and R are true
Answer: P→Q and P true means Q true. P→R and P true means R true. Q∧R→S means if both true, S should be true. S false means contradiction.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Slippery slope
B. Ad hominem
C. Straw man
D. Circular reasoning
Answer: Assuming giving trophies leads to no one trying hard is a slippery slope.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All fruits prevent disease
B. Some fruits may prevent disease
C. No fruits prevent disease
D. All disease preventers are fruits
Answer: We can only conclude that some fruits may prevent disease.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Diversity improves performance
B. Companies should hire diverse candidates
C. Performance matters
D. Diversity exists
Answer: The recommendation to hire diverse candidates is the conclusion.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All fish are dangerous
B. Some fish may be dangerous
C. No fish are dangerous
D. All safe creatures are fish
Answer: We can only conclude that some fish may be dangerous.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Meditation is popular
B. Lower anxiety levels indicate reduced anxiety
C. Anxiety is harmful
D. Studies are reliable
Answer: If lower anxiety levels indicate reduced anxiety, this strengthens the causal claim.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All mammals form groups
B. Some mammals may form groups
C. No mammals form groups
D. All group-formers are mammals
Answer: We can only conclude that some mammals may form groups.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Q is true
B. R is true
C. Q or R is false
D. Both Q and R are true
Answer: P→Q and P true means Q is true. Q→R means R is true. P∧R→S means if both P and R true, S should be true. S false means either Q or R must be false, contradicting earlier steps.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Borrowing increases spending
B. People may save low rates instead of borrowing
C. Spending helps the economy
D. Interest rates affect borrowing
Answer: If people save the benefit of low rates rather than borrowing, the economic boost is weakened.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All books are digital
B. Some books may be digital
C. No books are digital
D. All digital resources are books
Answer: We can only conclude that some books may be digital.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All students improve their skills
B. Some students improve their skills
C. No students improve their skills
D. All skilled people are students
Answer: Since some students are musicians and musicians practice daily to improve, some students improve their skills.
Analytical Reasoning
A. B is true
B. B is false
C. A is false
D. Both B and C are true
Answer: A∧B→C and C is false means A∧B is false. Since A is true, B must be false.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All students are innovative
B. Some students are not boring
C. No students are boring
D. All boring people are students
Answer: Some students are creative, some creative people are innovative, and no innovative person is boring, so some students are not boring.
Analytical Reasoning
A. B is true
B. B is false
C. A is false
D. Both A and B are true
Answer: A is true, so for A∧B→C, if C is false, then A∧B is false, meaning B is false.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All democracies have good governance
B. Some democracies may have good governance
C. No democracies have good governance
D. All good governance comes from democracies
Answer: We can only conclude that some democracies may have good governance.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Fiction provides diverse perspectives
B. Exposure to diversity builds empathy
C. Empathy is valuable
D. All of the above
Answer: For the argument to hold, all these assumptions must be true.
Analytical Reasoning
A. B and C are true
B. B is true, C is unknown
C. C is true, B is unknown
D. B and C are false
Answer: A∧B→C and A true means if B true, C true. A∧C→B means if C true, B true. B∧C→A means if both true, A true (already given). This is consistent.