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Logical reasoning
Contributed by: McIntosh
  • 1. Which logical fallacy involves making a conclusion based on insufficient evidence or without considering all factors?
A) Circular reasoning
B) Hasty generalization
C) Ad hominem
D) False cause
  • 2. Which type of reasoning starts with specific premises and moves to a general conclusion?
A) Deductive
B) Analogical
C) Inductive
D) Abductive
  • 3. In logic, 'If P then Q' is known as what kind of statement?
A) Conditional
B) Contrapositive
C) Conjunction
D) Disjunction
  • 4. Which logical principle concludes that if a statement is true, then its negation is false?
A) Modus tollens
B) Law of identity
C) Law of non-contradiction
D) Law of excluded middle
  • 5. The statement 'All birds have wings. A sparrow is a bird. Therefore, a sparrow has wings' is an example of what type of reasoning?
A) Inductive
B) Deductive
C) Abductive
D) Analogical
  • 6. What logical principle states that 'either a statement is true or its negation is true'?
A) Law of excluded middle
B) Modus ponens
C) Law of identity
D) Law of non-contradiction
  • 7. Which type of reasoning analogizes two similar cases in order to make a conclusion about a new case?
A) Abductive
B) Deductive
C) Analogical
D) Inductive
  • 8. What is the logical structure where two premises lead to a conclusion based on them?
A) Syllogism
B) Fallacy
C) Argument
D) Assertion
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