Applying Deductive Reasoning Flashcards
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Either the project will be completed on time or the client will receive a penalty waiver. The project was not completed on time. What follows?
Answer: The client will receive a penalty waiver.
This is a disjunctive syllogism: with one option eliminated, the other must be true.
All critical thinking tests measure reasoning ability. The Watson-Glaser is a critical thinking test. Therefore:
Answer: The Watson-Glaser measures reasoning ability.
The syllogism is valid: all A are B, C is A, therefore C is B.
If a candidate demonstrates strong deductive reasoning, they will advance to the final interview round. Tom did not advance to the final interview round. What can be concluded?
Answer: Tom did not demonstrate strong deductive reasoning.
By modus tollens: strong deduction → final round; not final round → not strong deduction.
No employees in the legal department are authorized to approve budget increases. Sarah is authorized to approve budget increases. What must be true?
Answer: Sarah is not in the legal department.
Since legal employees cannot approve budgets and Sarah can, she cannot be in the legal department.
All Watson-Glaser sections require careful reading of a passage before answering. A test taker skips reading the passage. What deductively follows?
Answer: The test taker is not meeting the requirement of that section.
The requirement applies to all sections; skipping violates the requirement, but further outcomes are not deductively certain.
Some US law firms require Watson-Glaser scores for associate hiring. Blake is applying to a US law firm. What can be deduced?
Answer: Blake's firm may or may not require a Watson-Glaser score.
Because only 'some' firms require it, we cannot conclude whether Blake's specific firm does.