FREE BCAT Logical Reasoning Questions and Answers

Question 1

If all judges are lawyers, and some lawyers are not honest,
which of the following statements must be true?

Accepted Answer

Some lawyers are judges.

Answer

Some judges are not honest.

Answer

All judges are honest.

Answer

No judges are honest.

Question 2

In a courtroom, if all statements made by the defendant are lies, and the defendant claims, "I am guilty," which of the following must be true?

Accepted Answer

The defendant is not guilty.

Answer

The defendant is guilty.

Answer

The defendant is partially guilty.

Answer

The defendant's statement is irrelevant.

Question 3

Consider the following argument: "All evidence must be admissible to be considered in court. Some evidence presented was inadmissible.
Therefore, some evidence was not considered." Which type of logical fallacy, if any, is present in this argument?

Accepted Answer

No fallacy

Answer

False dilemma

Answer

Circular reasoning

Answer

Hasty generalization

Question 4

If it is known that "If a person is a member of the bar, then they have passed the bar exam," which of the following can be concluded?

Accepted Answer

If a person is not a member of the bar, they have not passed the bar exam.

Answer

If a person has passed the bar exam, they are a member of the bar.

Answer

If a person has not passed the bar exam, they are a member of the bar.

Answer

If a person is not a member of the bar, they have passed the bar exam.

Question 5

A legal case is such that if the evidence is conclusive, the verdict must be guilty.
The evidence is conclusive in this case. What can we logically conclude?

Accepted Answer

The verdict must be guilty.

Answer

The verdict must be not guilty.

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The evidence is inconclusive.

Answer

The verdict is uncertain.