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Analytical Reasoning
A. Businesses hire based on need
B. Some businesses absorb cost increases
C. Unemployment is bad
D. Workers need fair pay
Answer: If businesses absorb cost increases rather than cutting jobs, the unemployment claim is weakened.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All reptiles are dangerous
B. Some reptiles may be dangerous
C. No reptiles are dangerous
D. All dangerous animals are reptiles
Answer: We can only conclude that some reptiles may be dangerous.
Analytical Reasoning
A. P must be false
B. Q must be true
C. R must be true
D. P is true and Q is true
Answer: If P→Q and only one is true, P cannot be true (otherwise Q would also be true, violating the one-true condition).
Analytical Reasoning
A. All roses need water
B. All roses need sunlight
C. Some roses need water and sunlight
D. All of the above
Answer: Since some flowers are roses and all flowers need water and all plants need sunlight, all roses need both.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All fruits are harmless
B. Some citrus is harmless
C. No citrus is harmful
D. All vitamin C sources are citrus
Answer: Since all citrus contains vitamin C and no vitamin C source is harmful, some citrus is harmless.
Analytical Reasoning
A. B is true
B. B is false
C. A is false
D. Both are true
Answer: If A∨B is true but A∧B is false, they can\'t both be true. Since A is true, B must be false.
Analytical Reasoning
A. No fiction is mathematics
B. Some books are not mathematics
C. All mathematics is fiction
D. Both A and B
Answer: Since fiction requires imagination and math doesn\'t, no fiction is math. And since some books are fiction, some books are not math.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Self-paced learning is effective
B. Online learning enables self-pacing
C. Students benefit from flexibility
D. All of the above
Answer: The argument requires all these assumptions for the conclusion to follow.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Sleep is important
B. Test performance measures cognitive function
C. Sleep deprivation is common
D. Tests are reliable
Answer: If test performance measures cognitive function, this strengthens the causal claim.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Renewable costs are decreasing
B. Cost is the main barrier
C. Fossil fuels will become obsolete
D. All of the above
Answer: The argument requires all these assumptions for the prediction to be valid.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All countries have healthier populations
B. Some countries have healthier populations
C. No countries have healthier populations
D. Universal healthcare causes poor health
Answer: Since some countries have universal healthcare and all such countries have healthier populations, some countries have healthier populations.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Slippery slope
B. Ad hominem
C. Straw man
D. Circular reasoning
Answer: Assuming one exception leads to everyone wanting exceptions is a slippery slope.
Analytical Reasoning
A. P is true
B. Q is true
C. P is false
D. Q is unknown
Answer: By modus tollens backwards, ¬R implies ¬Q, and ¬Q implies ¬P.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Sarah is a doctor
B. Sarah is a lawyer
C. Sarah might be a doctor or lawyer
D. Sarah is neither
Answer: Having a degree is necessary but not sufficient for being a doctor or lawyer.
Analytical Reasoning
A. B is true
B. B is false
C. A is false
D. Both A and B are true
Answer: If A∧B→C and C is false while A is true, B must be false.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All engineers are good at logic
B. Some engineers may be good at logic
C. No engineers are good at logic
D. All who are good at logic are engineers
Answer: We can only conclude that some engineers may be good at logic.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Ban cars because one person was in an accident
B. Regulate cars because accidents cause injuries
C. Ignore cars because most drivers are safe
D. Ban all transportation
Answer: A balanced argument acknowledging both risk and necessity is stronger than extremes.
Analytical Reasoning
A. A is true
B. B is true
C. C is true
D. All of A-D are false
Answer: By modus tollens backwards, if E is false, then D, C, B, and A must all be false.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Space exploration produces technology
B. Technology benefits Earth
C. The benefits outweigh costs
D. All of the above
Answer: For the argument to work, all these assumptions must hold.
Analytical Reasoning
A. B is true
B. A is true
C. B is false
D. A is unknown
Answer: If A is sufficient for C and C is true, A must be true.