Logical Reasoning (LR101)

Is the following argument best classified as deductive or inductive?
All dogs bark. Fido is a dog, so he barks.

• deductive
• inductive

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Inductive reasoning is moving from:

• general to particular
• top to bottom
• bottom up
• particular to general

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Inductive reasoning is based on:

• sylogisms
• generalisations
• conclusions
• reasoning

What letter would designate the following categorical statement?
"Some students are not cheaters."

• A
• E
• I
• O

What letter would designate the following categorical proposition?
"No student is a worthless person."

• A
• E
• I
• O

If the proposition "All dogs go to heaven" is true, can the proposition "Some dogs do not go to heaven" also be true?

• Yes
• No

How many categories of things are in described in the following categorical syllogism:
1) All fish live under water
2) All tuna are fish
3) All tuna live under water

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

If "Some students are not cheaters" is true, which additional proposition(s) might be true?

• 1. All students are cheaters
• 2. Some students are cheaters
• 3. No student is a cheater
• 4. Both 2 and 3

If "No student is a worthless person" is false, what is the status of "All students are worthless people"?

• True

• False

• Undetermined

What kind of categorical proposition is "Some triangles are right triangles"?

• A
• E
• I
• O