Quantitative Reasoning~Test 1
2024/2025 Exam Questions Marking
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logic - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the study of the methods & principles of reasoning
argument - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔uses a set of facts, called PREMISES, to
support a CONCLUSION
fallacy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a deceptive argument--an argument in which the
conclusion is not well supported by the premises
APPEAL TO POPULARITY - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔many people think P is true,
so P must be true
FALSE CAUSE - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔P happened before Q, so P caused Q
APPEAL TO IGNORANCE - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔there is no evidence P is true,
P must be false
HASTY GENERALIZATION - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔P & Q are linked a small
number of times, so P causes Q (vice versa)
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, LIMITED CHOICE - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔P is false, so only Q can possibly be
true
APPEAL TO EMOTION - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔P is associated with a positive
emotional response, so P is true
PERSONAL ATTACK - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔someone has a problem with the
person or group claiming P is true, so P cannot be true
CIRCULAR REASONING - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the premise & conclusion are
essentially the same statement
DIVERSION (RED HERRING) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔P is related to Q and
someone has an argument related to Q, so P is true
STRAW MAN - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔someone has an argument concerning a
distorted version of P, and they hope that people will believe their argument
concerns the real version of P
proposition - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔makes a claim that may be either true or false;
must have the structure of a complete sentence
truth values - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔2 possible --> true or false
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2024/2025 Exam Questions Marking
Scheme New Update | A+ Rated
logic - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the study of the methods & principles of reasoning
argument - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔uses a set of facts, called PREMISES, to
support a CONCLUSION
fallacy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a deceptive argument--an argument in which the
conclusion is not well supported by the premises
APPEAL TO POPULARITY - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔many people think P is true,
so P must be true
FALSE CAUSE - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔P happened before Q, so P caused Q
APPEAL TO IGNORANCE - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔there is no evidence P is true,
P must be false
HASTY GENERALIZATION - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔P & Q are linked a small
number of times, so P causes Q (vice versa)
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, LIMITED CHOICE - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔P is false, so only Q can possibly be
true
APPEAL TO EMOTION - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔P is associated with a positive
emotional response, so P is true
PERSONAL ATTACK - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔someone has a problem with the
person or group claiming P is true, so P cannot be true
CIRCULAR REASONING - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the premise & conclusion are
essentially the same statement
DIVERSION (RED HERRING) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔P is related to Q and
someone has an argument related to Q, so P is true
STRAW MAN - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔someone has an argument concerning a
distorted version of P, and they hope that people will believe their argument
concerns the real version of P
proposition - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔makes a claim that may be either true or false;
must have the structure of a complete sentence
truth values - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔2 possible --> true or false
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
