Start learning →

Assertion and reason: structure

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Reason
    A syllogism is defined as having exactly three terms.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    A four-term argument is not a syllogism at all.
  2. Reason
    The major premise holds the major term and the minor premise the minor.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason explains the assertion.
    Assertion
    The premises are named after the terms they carry.
  3. Reason
    Illicit process is named after the wrongly distributed term.
    Verdict
    Both are true; the reason does not explain the assertion.
    Assertion
    Each term appears exactly twice.

Explanation

The last round pairs true halves that do not explain one another. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.
Continue learning with Quill →

Browse more Accenture Hiring questions and exercises →