CTP 2022

What number goes in the red circle?

(a)  

Answer explanation

The left square has 5 in the top row, the right square has 5 in the bottom row, so 5 can only go in the last space of the middle row in the middle square.

What number goes here?

(a)  

Answer explanation

The right puzzle piece already has a 4. The 4 in the middle means a 4 can't go above or in the two squares to the left. So it must go next to the 2.

What number goes here? (Only numbers between 1 and 9 allowed 1 time per line)

(a)  

Answer explanation

Because numbers can't repeat per line, 4 can only be 1+3 and 3 can only be 1+2.

It has to be 1 so both 1+3 going up and 1+2 across are correct.

What is a logical fallacy?

• These are flawed reasonings made in arguments, decisions and debates.
• A similar trend shown between two sets of data
• Realistic explanations for things
• Using statistics unreliably to support your ideas
• Perceptions that we have that can confuse our decision making

What is plausibility?

• These are flawed reasonings made in arguments, decisions and debates.
• A similar trend shown between two sets of data
• Realistic explanations for things
• Using statistics unreliably to support your ideas
• Perceptions that we have that can confuse our decision making

What are cognitive biases?

• These are flawed reasonings made in arguments, decisions and debates.
• A similar trend shown between two sets of data
• Realistic explanations for things
• Using statistics unreliably to support your ideas
• Perceptions that we have that can confuse our decision making

What is data manipulation?

• These are flawed reasonings made in arguments, decisions and debates.
• A similar trend shown between two sets of data
• Realistic explanations for things
• Using statistics unreliably to support your ideas
• Perceptions that we have that can confuse our decision making

What is correlation?

• These are flawed reasonings made in arguments, decisions and debates.
• A similar trend shown between two sets of data
• Realistic explanations for things
• Using statistics unreliably to support your ideas
• Perceptions that we have that can confuse our decision making

What is a spurious correlation?

• A correlation that shows causation
• A correlation between two sets of data that are not connected
• A cowboy correlation
• A fancy scientific term

Does using a seatbelt save an astronaut's life?

• Yes
• No
• Although the data suggests a correlation, we can't assume causation
• Maybe