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Analytical Reasoning
A. All engineers are brilliant
B. Some engineers are not average
C. No engineers are average
D. All average people are engineers
Answer: Since some engineers study physics and some physics students are brilliant, some engineers may be brilliant and therefore not average.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Attention helps learning
B. Teacher quality matters more than class size
C. Students need attention
D. Education is important
Answer: If teacher quality matters more, class size alone may not improve education.
Analytical Reasoning
A. A is true
B. C is true
C. A is false
D. Both B and C are true
Answer: A∧C→D and D is false means A∧C is false. Since B is true, for A∧B→C, if C is false then A must be false.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Reflexes are important
B. Gamers may have better reflexes before gaming
C. Reaction tests measure reflexes
D. Video games are popular
Answer: If gamers already had better reflexes before gaming, the causal claim is weakened.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Renewable energy reduces emissions
B. Emissions cause climate change
C. We should invest in renewables
D. Climate change is bad
Answer: The recommendation to invest in renewables is the conclusion supported by the premises.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All students are open-minded
B. Some students are open-minded
C. No students are open-minded
D. All open-minded people studied abroad
Answer: By chained syllogisms, some students study abroad and become open-minded.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All birds are beautiful
B. Some birds may be beautiful
C. No birds are beautiful
D. All beautiful things are birds
Answer: We can only conclude that some birds may be beautiful.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All students inspire others
B. Some students may inspire others
C. No students inspire others
D. All inspiring people are students
Answer: We can only conclude that some students may inspire others.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All doctors are happy
B. Some doctors earn more
C. No doctors are happy
D. All happy people are doctors
Answer: Since some doctors specialize and all specialists earn more, some doctors earn more.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All tropical fruits are hardy
B. Some tropical fruits may be hardy
C. No tropical fruits are hardy
D. All hardy things are tropical fruits
Answer: We can only conclude that some tropical fruits may be hardy.
Analytical Reasoning
A. C is true
B. C is false
C. C is unknown
D. B is false
Answer: By transitivity of equivalence, if A↔B↔C and A is true, C is true.
Analytical Reasoning
A. P is true and Q is true
B. P is false and Q is true
C. P is true and Q is false
D. Both P and Q are false
Answer: Since R is false and exactly 2 are true, both P and Q must be true. P→Q holds.
Analytical Reasoning
A. All penguins lay eggs
B. Some penguins lay eggs
C. No penguins lay eggs
D. All egg-layers are penguins
Answer: By syllogism, all penguins are birds, all birds have feathers, all feathered creatures lay eggs, so all penguins lay eggs.
Analytical Reasoning
A. P is true
B. Q is true
C. P is false
D. R is false
Answer: Q→S and S is false means Q is false. P→Q and Q is false means P is false.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Green spaces provide nature
B. Nature reduces stress
C. Stress affects mental health
D. All of the above
Answer: For the argument to hold, all three assumptions must be true.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Literacy indicates education
B. Lower poverty is better
C. Education is accessible
D. All of the above
Answer: If literacy rates indicate education levels, the correlation strengthens the causal claim.
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: By chaining, A→B→C→A. If A is true, B is true, C is true, and back to A.
Analytical Reasoning
A. P is true
B. P is false
C. Contradiction
D. Q is false
Answer: R→¬P and R is true means P is false. This is consistent with P→Q where Q is true.
Analytical Reasoning
A. Exercise is healthy
B. Heart attacks indicate heart disease
C. Regular exercise prevents heart attacks
D. All of the above
Answer: If heart attacks indicate heart disease, the lower rate among exercisers strengthens the claim.
Analytical Reasoning
A. B is true
B. B is false
C. A is false
D. Both B and C are true
Answer: A→B and A is true means B is true. But B→C and C is false means B is false. Contradiction implies something is wrong.