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"All" Statements - Answer: Statements that include the word "all" or "every" indicate that
the facts that apply to one group also apply to another group. However, the statement does
not allow you to infer that the facts that apply to the second group also apply to the first
group.
"All" statement example. - Answer: All secret service officers are US government
employees.
Valid statement: Some Us Government employees are secret service officers
Invalid conclusion: All government employees are Secret Service Special Agents.
All employees in the payroll department work part time.
Valid Inference: Some part-time employees work in the payroll department.
Invalid Inference: All part-time employees work in the payroll department.
All Statements - Answer: -Not reciprocal
EX: "If everyone at the party has masks, it does not imply that everyone with masks is at the
party"
-'All' statements imply the contrapositive
No Statements - Answer: Statements that include the word "no" or "none" indicate that the
facts that apply to one group do not apply to another group. "No" statements allow you to
infer that there is no overlap between the two groups.
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, "no" statement example - Answer: None of the employees in the payroll department play
on the company softball team.
Valid Inference: None of the members of the company softball team work in the payroll
department.
Invalid Inference: Some of the members of the company softball team work in the payroll
department.
No US Senators are under 30 years of age
Valid conclusion: No one under the age of 30 is a US senator
Invalid Conclusion: Some people under the age of 30 are US Senators.
"No" statements - Answer: implies 0%, can be switched,
"Some" Statements - Answer: Statements that include the word "some," "many," or "few"
indicate that the facts presented only apply to a portion of the groups/people in one group.
"Some" statements do not allow you to make inferences about the remaining people in the
group.
Some statement example - Answer: Some of the employees in the payroll department also
work from home.
Valid Inference: Some of the employees who work from home are in the payroll
department.
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Built around real course units and objectives!
"All" Statements - Answer: Statements that include the word "all" or "every" indicate that
the facts that apply to one group also apply to another group. However, the statement does
not allow you to infer that the facts that apply to the second group also apply to the first
group.
"All" statement example. - Answer: All secret service officers are US government
employees.
Valid statement: Some Us Government employees are secret service officers
Invalid conclusion: All government employees are Secret Service Special Agents.
All employees in the payroll department work part time.
Valid Inference: Some part-time employees work in the payroll department.
Invalid Inference: All part-time employees work in the payroll department.
All Statements - Answer: -Not reciprocal
EX: "If everyone at the party has masks, it does not imply that everyone with masks is at the
party"
-'All' statements imply the contrapositive
No Statements - Answer: Statements that include the word "no" or "none" indicate that the
facts that apply to one group do not apply to another group. "No" statements allow you to
infer that there is no overlap between the two groups.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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, "no" statement example - Answer: None of the employees in the payroll department play
on the company softball team.
Valid Inference: None of the members of the company softball team work in the payroll
department.
Invalid Inference: Some of the members of the company softball team work in the payroll
department.
No US Senators are under 30 years of age
Valid conclusion: No one under the age of 30 is a US senator
Invalid Conclusion: Some people under the age of 30 are US Senators.
"No" statements - Answer: implies 0%, can be switched,
"Some" Statements - Answer: Statements that include the word "some," "many," or "few"
indicate that the facts presented only apply to a portion of the groups/people in one group.
"Some" statements do not allow you to make inferences about the remaining people in the
group.
Some statement example - Answer: Some of the employees in the payroll department also
work from home.
Valid Inference: Some of the employees who work from home are in the payroll
department.
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