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RRB NTPC Statement and Conclusion — practice questions — page 2

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Is it correct that deduction always goes from general to particular?Read the answer and worked solution →How correct deductive reasoning should proceed is studied byRead the answer and worked solution →All unicorns can fly. Charlie is a unicorn. So Charlie can fly. This argument isRead the answer and worked solution →Statements: No dog is a cat. Some cats are pets. Conclusion: No pet is a dog. The conclusionRead the answer and worked solution →Statements: All players are tall. No tall person is shy. Conclusion: No player is shy. The conclusionRead the answer and worked solution →If a number is divisible by 4, it is even. 14 is even. Conclusion: 14 is divisible by 4.Read the answer and worked solution →Either the exam is today or tomorrow. It is not today. Conclusion: it is tomorrow.Read the answer and worked solution →Under logical definitions, what condition makes a deductive argument sound?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Is it correct that deduction always goes from general to particular?

  1. Yes, always top-down
  2. No, a misconception
  3. No, bottom-up always
  4. Yes, in maths only
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Correct answer: B. No, a misconception

Valid deduction is defined by premises guaranteeing the conclusion, not by moving from general to particular claims.

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How correct deductive reasoning should proceed is studied by

  1. psychology
  2. statistics
  3. sociology
  4. logic
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Correct answer: D. logic

Logic studies the normative question of correct reasoning, while psychology studies how people actually reason.

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All unicorns can fly. Charlie is a unicorn. So Charlie can fly. This argument is

  1. formally invalid
  2. self-contradictory
  3. inductive only
  4. formally valid
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Correct answer: D. formally valid

The conclusion follows from the premises by form alone, whether or not unicorns exist.

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