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Instructions: Ten sets of premises are given below in the "Premises" table. Your job is to assume that the premises as given are true, and then determine whether the conclusion follows logically based solely on the given premises. Check the "True" button if it does, and the "False" button if it does not. When done, select the "Check Answers" button to check your answers.
| Premises | Conclusion | Follows? | Answer |
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| Socrates is a man. | True False | False.
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| You are in Philadelphia. | True False | True.
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| Some animals are friendly. | True False | True.
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| You won the lottery. | True False | False.
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| Some ducks are not birds. | True False | False.
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| Some mammals do not have four legs. | True False | True.
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| Drug Y causes the patient to get better. | True False | False.
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| Either you will hit the child or you will be hit by the car behind you. | True False | True.
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| You are in Trenton. | True False | False.
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| Browntown is closer to Jonesborough than Smithville. | True False | True.
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If you'd like a more detailed explanation of the answers, see answers for Test Your Logical Thinking.
If you are interested in other logical-thinking puzzles, you may also want to try
Test Your Logical Thinking #2 and
Wason's Four-Card Task.
