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Question 1
Statement: Abigail says, 'Never forget your fire extinguisher.'
Assumptions:
I. Forgetting fire extinguisher leads to problems.
II. People often forget fire extinguishers.
Select the correct answer:
Warning implies consequences (I), not frequency of forgetting (II).
Question 2
Statement: Ashley says, 'power banks are overpriced.'
Assumptions:
I. The price exceeds reasonable value.
II. Most people want power banks.
Select the correct answer:
Overpriced means price > value (I), not demand (II).
Question 3
Statement: Emma says, 'Everyone should own a medication.'
Assumptions:
I. Medication provides universal benefit.
II. All people can afford medications.
Select the correct answer:
Universal ownership recommendation implies universal benefit (I), not affordability (II).
Question 4
Statement: Some cardiologists are punctual. No punctual are citizens.
Conclusions:
1. Some cardiologists are not citizens.
2. No cardiologists are citizens.
Select the correct answer:
Some cardiologists are punctual and no punctual are citizens means those cardiologists are not citizens, so some cardiologists are not citizens.
Question 5
Policy Statement: Plastic bags should be banned.
Assumptions:
I. Plastic bags harm wildlife.
II. Plastic bags are convenient.
Choose the correct answer:
First assumption directly supports the policy. Second is weak or irrelevant.
Question 6
Statement: Some electricians are foreign. All electricians are children.
Conclusions:
1. Some children are foreign.
2. All children are foreign.
Select the correct answer:
Some electricians are foreign and all electricians are children means those electricians are in children, so some children are foreign.
Question 7
Statement: Ava says, 'identity card is rarely used.'
Assumptions:
I. Identity card is available to most people.
II. Most people choose not to use identity cards.
Select the correct answer:
Rarity implies choice not to use (II), but not availability (I).
Question 8
Policy Statement: Public transport should be free.
Assumptions:
I. Trains run on electricity.
II. Public transport is only for rich.
Choose the correct answer:
Neither assumption strongly supports the policy. Both are trivial or irrelevant.
Question 9
Policy Statement: Government must promote solar energy.
Assumptions:
I. Solar power decreases dependence on fossil fuels.
II. Solar energy is unpopular.
Choose the correct answer:
First assumption directly supports the policy. Second is weak or irrelevant.
Question 10
Statement: Amelia says, 'You should carry seatbelt.'
Assumptions:
I. There is a need for seatbelt.
II. Seatbelt is readily available.
Select the correct answer:
Recommendation implies need (I), not availability (II).
Question 11
Statement: Only investment bankers are trained. Only trained are candidates.
Conclusions:
1. Only investment bankers are candidates.
2. All investment bankers are candidates.
Select the correct answer:
'Only A are B' means B ⊆ A. So trained ⊆ investment bankers and candidates ⊆ trained, thus candidates ⊆ investment bankers, meaning only investment bankers are candidates. This also implies all investment bankers are candidates? No - careful: Only A are B means B ⊆ A, not A ⊆ B. So only conclusion 1 follows, not conclusion 2.
Question 12
Statement: Matthew says, 'Never forget your tissue pack.'
Assumptions:
I. Forgetting tissue pack leads to problems.
II. People often forget tissue packs.
Select the correct answer:
Warning implies consequences (I), not frequency of forgetting (II).
Question 13
Statement: Some sheriffs are certified. Some sheriffs are candidates.
Conclusions:
1. Some certified are candidates.
2. All certified are candidates.
Select the correct answer:
The certified and candidates could be completely separate subsets of sheriffs. No intersection is guaranteed.
Question 14
Policy Statement: Public transport should be free.
Assumptions:
I. Public transport helps reduce traffic.
II. Some people own cars.
Choose the correct answer:
First assumption directly supports the policy. Second is weak or irrelevant.
Question 15
Statement: All magistrates are honest. No magistrates are members.
Conclusions:
1. Some honest are not members.
2. No honest are members.
Select the correct answer:
If all magistrates are honest and no magistrates are members, then those honest that are magistrates are not members, so some honest are not members.
Question 16
Statement: All journalists are retired. Some retired are residents.
Conclusions:
1. Some journalists are residents.
2. All journalists are residents.
Select the correct answer:
All journalists are retired and some retired are residents does NOT guarantee that any journalists are residents. The residents could be entirely outside the journalists set.
Question 17
Statement: No real estate agents are tall. Only graduates are tall.
Conclusions:
1. No graduates are real estate agents.
2. Some graduates are real estate agents.
Select the correct answer:
'Only graduates are tall' means tall ⊆ graduates. No real estate agents are tall means tall and real estate agents are disjoint, so graduates could contain real estate agents as long as that part isn't in tall. Actually conclusion 1 is not necessarily true.
Question 18
Statement: All maintenance workers are tall. Some visitors are not tall.
Conclusions:
1. Some visitors are not maintenance workers.
2. No visitors are maintenance workers.
Select the correct answer:
If all maintenance workers are tall and some visitors are not tall, then those visitors cannot be maintenance workers, so some visitors are not maintenance workers.
Question 19
Statement: Sam says, 'Never forget your safety goggles.'
Assumptions:
I. Forgetting safety goggles leads to problems.
II. People often forget safety goggless.
Select the correct answer:
Warning implies consequences (I), not frequency of forgetting (II).
Question 20
Policy Statement: Cities should build more bike lanes.
Assumptions:
I. Bike commuting reduces parking demand.
II. Separated lanes improve cyclist safety.
Choose the correct answer:
Both assumptions provide logical, relevant support for the policy.