Logical Reasoning

Estelle states: When I went fishing the other day, every fish that I caught was a salmon, and every salmon I saw I caught.

^{Of the following statements listed below, which one can be concluded from the observations of Estelle?}

• Salmon was the only fish that Estelle saw while she was fishing. 

• While Estelle was fishing, she caught no fish other than salmon. 

• In the area that Estelle fished, there were no other fish. 

• All of the fish that Estelle saw she caught. 

Where would the next red square be?

• bottom left

• top right

• top left

• bottom right

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I GO THROUGH CITIES AND FIELDS BUT YET I DON’T MOVE. WHO AM I ?

• LAPTOP

• ROAD

• CAR

• PAPER

What is deductive reasoning?

• An argument that attacks the man and not the argument

• The reasoning most used by detectives

• Reasoning that relies on patterns and incomplete information to offer the most likely and simplest explanation

• Reasoning beginning with a broad general statement to end up with a specific factual statement

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Since sugary caffeinated drinks are loved by many kids, we should have them in a vending machine at school.  What sort of logical fallacy is this?

• ad hominem

• slippery slope

• deductive

• ad populum

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A logical fallacy that draws an extreme or unlikely conclusion about consequences of an action is called

• ad hominem

• slippery slope

• red herring

• hasty generalization

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Reasoning used by detectives based on specific observations, knowledge of patterns and incomplete information to offer the most likely explanation is called

• abductive reasoning

• deductive reasoning

• an argument

• inductive reasoning

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I bought an apple every day for a week and each one was bruised, so if I buy an apple today it will also be bruised. This is an example of

• inductive reasoning

• slippery slope

• red herring

• deductive reasoning

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Is the preceding question (about the apple) a logical fallacy?

• Yes

• N0

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Which of these is an example of inductive reasoning?

• we should make classes on horoscopes required since so many people are into horoscopes

• the candidate wants to raise taxes, so his opponent mentioned the fact that he was expelled from college

• everyone in my family has blonde hair, so my sister's baby will also have blonde hair

• since the school I go to is dirty, I assume all other schools are dirty including the new one I'm about to attend.

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