Critical Reasoning Exam Questions with all Correct Answers
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Critical Reasoning Exam Questions with all Correct Answers
"Brian should water his plants before he leaves town. He won't be happy if they're all dead when he gets home." - ANSWER-Plants will die without water
."I went to Mary's house instead of Jenny's house because she was playing video games...
Critical Reasoning Exam Questions with all Correct
Answers
"Brian should water his plants before he leaves town. He won't be happy if they're all dead when he gets
home." - ANSWER-Plants will die without water
."I went to Mary's house instead of Jenny's house because she was playing video games." - ANSWER-Amphiboly
.5 pictures - ANSWER-Credibility cannot be determined solely by physical appearance or occupation.
.A conditional claim is an "if...then..." statement, and the antecedent is the claim that follows the word "if," and
the consequent is the claim that follows the word "then."
The following is a conditional claim: If it's raining, then John is unhappy.
Which of the following would make this conditional claim false?
(Hint: refer to the truth table for conditionals) - ANSWER-If the antecedent is true and the consequent is false.
.All animals need oxygen to survive.
Llamas are animals.
Therefore, llamas need oxygen to survive.
Which of the following contains the minor term? - ANSWER-The second premise: "Llamas are animals."
.All animals need oxygen to survive.
Llamas are animals.
Therefore, llamas need oxygen to survive. - ANSWER-The first premise: "All animals need oxygen to survive."
, .All fish live in water.
All non-water dwellers are not fish. - ANSWER-Contraposition
.All vegetables grow in the ground.
Dandelions grow in the ground.
Therefore, dandelions are vegetables. - ANSWER-Undistributed Middle
.Below are four sentences using the word "because." In which sentence is this word not followed by a cause? -
ANSWER-The baby is hungry because he won't stop crying.
.Chelsea's first choice of colleges is University of Iowa and Holly's first choice is Princeton. They were both
valedictorians in their high school, so they have the same chance of getting into their first choice college. -
ANSWER-Overlooking prior probabilities
.Consider the following argument:
Premise 1: (P → Q) & (R → S)
Conclusion: R →S
What rule of deductive inference is used to derive the conclusion? - ANSWER-Simplification
.Consider the following argument:
Premise 1: ~P v (Q → R)
Premise 2: ~(Q →R)
Conclusion: ~P
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