Logical Reasoning Test Prep questions and solutions

Logical Reasoning Test Prep questions and
solutions

Sample Question: "Many border patrol agents are not fluent in french" Can you infer that dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr




there at least a few BP Agents who are fluent in french? - answersNo, you can't because
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You do not know if ANY border patrol agents are fluent in french so you can't make that
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How should you treat the meaning of "Some" in a logical reasoning question? - answers"at
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least some"
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Does the word "some" imply something about an entire group? - answersNO, because it
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refers to an unknown number and implies nothing about the entire group
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What does the word "ALL" tell you about two groups? - answerstells you that everything in
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the 1st group is also a apart of the 2nd group.
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Ex:Every BPA works fort he US Gov dr dr dr dr dr dr




Valid Conclusion: Some employees of the US gov are border patrol agents
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Invalid Conclusion: Everyone working for the US Gov is a BPA dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr




How to treat info that is NOT true - answers"NONE of the stolen cars recovered from the rail
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yard were cars stolen from Canada"
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"None of the cars stolen from Canada were recovered in from the rail yard"
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What is the definition of Inference - answersA conclusion reached on the basis of evidence
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and reasoning
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what is an assumption? - answersa thing that is accepted as true or expected to happen
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without proof
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Whats the difference between an inference and an assumption - answersInference is a
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conclusion that has evidence, assumption does not
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dr - answersYou can't jump to conclusions without evidence
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It is important to pay attention to the words "some" and "most" because they provide you
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with what type of information? - answersintentionally imprecise and refer to an unknown
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quantity within a group. Remember that if the statement only applies to a PART of SOME of
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the group YOU CANNOT ASSUME ANYTHING ABOUT THE ENTIRE GROUP
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IF THEN STATEMENTS - answersthe 2 pieces of info are ALWAYS TRUE. if the first even
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or situation occurs, then the second event or situation MUST occur
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