Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers Flashcards

Every vehicle involved in the chase was speeding. Vehicle 7 was not speeding. What must be true?

Answer: Vehicle 7 was not involved in the chase

Since every chase vehicle was speeding and Vehicle 7 was not speeding, it could not have been involved in the chase.

Look at the analogy: Handcuffs are to arrest as warrant is to ___.

Answer: Search

Handcuffs are used to physically carry out an arrest; a warrant is used to legally authorize a search.

A suspect denies being at the scene but a receipt places him there at the time of the crime. Which statement best describes the logical situation?

Answer: The receipt is stronger evidence than the denial alone

Physical documentary evidence such as a timestamped receipt is generally more objective than a self-serving denial.

If it rains, the parking lot floods. The parking lot is flooded. Which conclusion is logically valid?

Answer: It may or may not have rained

The lot could have flooded for reasons other than rain, so rain cannot be confirmed as the definite cause.

Which word does NOT logically belong with the others: Probable, Certain, Likely, Possible?

Answer: Certain

'Certain' implies absolute truth, while probable, likely, and possible all express degrees of uncertainty.

A number pattern reads: 81, 27, 9, 3, ___. What comes next?

Answer: 1

Each number is divided by 3: 81÷3=27, 27÷3=9, 9÷3=3, 3÷3=1.

An officer hears argument A: 'Juvenile crime rises whenever school is out.' Argument B: 'Juvenile crime rises in summer because teens have more unsupervised time.' Which is true?

Answer: B provides a possible explanation for the pattern in A

Argument A identifies a correlation; Argument B offers a causal mechanism that could explain that correlation.