Applying Deductive Reasoning Flashcards
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All managers at the firm must complete ethics training. Sandra is a manager at the firm. What follows necessarily?
Answer: Sandra must complete ethics training.
Because Sandra is a manager and all managers must complete ethics training, it necessarily follows that Sandra must complete it.
No contracts signed before 2020 include the new liability clause. This contract was signed in 2018. What conclusion is deductively valid?
Answer: This contract does not include the new liability clause.
Since no pre-2020 contracts include the clause and this contract is from 2018, it deductively follows that it lacks the clause.
Some employees who pass the aptitude test are offered promotions. James passed the aptitude test. What can be deduced?
Answer: James may or may not be offered a promotion.
Because 'some' employees who pass are promoted, passing the test does not guarantee a promotion for any specific individual.
Every report submitted after the deadline is rejected. This report was submitted on time. What follows?
Answer: Nothing definitive can be concluded about this report's acceptance.
The rule only tells us about late reports; being on time does not guarantee acceptance since other rejection criteria may exist.
All Watson-Glaser test takers who score above 75 are considered high performers. No high performer failed the interview. Maria scored 80 on the Watson-Glaser. What must be true?
Answer: Maria did not fail the interview.
Maria's score of 80 makes her a high performer, and no high performer failed the interview, so Maria did not fail.
If a company is publicly traded, it must publish quarterly earnings. XYZ Corp does not publish quarterly earnings. What deductive conclusion follows?
Answer: XYZ Corp is not publicly traded.
Using modus tollens: if public → quarterly reports, and no quarterly reports, then not public.