Future Aptitude Selection Tool Logical Reasoning Flashcards
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All mammals are warm-blooded. Dogs are mammals. Therefore, dogs are:
Answer: Warm-blooded
This is a valid syllogism where the conclusion follows necessarily from both premises.
If all squares are rectangles, and shape X is a square, what can we conclude about shape X?
Answer: X is a rectangle
Since all squares are rectangles and X is a square, X must be a rectangle.
No reptiles are warm-blooded. A snake is a reptile. Therefore, snakes are:
Answer: Not warm-blooded
The conclusion follows logically that snakes, being reptiles, are not warm-blooded.
If it rains, the ground gets wet. The ground is wet. Which conclusion is logically valid?
Answer: It may or may not have rained
Wet ground could have other causes besides rain, so concluding it definitely rained commits the fallacy of affirming the consequent.
All doctors have medical degrees. Jane has a medical degree. What can we logically conclude about Jane?
Answer: Jane may or may not be a doctor
Having a medical degree is necessary but not sufficient to be a doctor, since other professionals may also hold medical degrees.
If P then Q. P is true. What is the valid logical conclusion?
Answer: Q is true
Modus ponens states that if P implies Q and P is true, then Q must be true.