Types Of Reasoning Quiz 1 (10 MCQs)

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1. What kind of observation is being made in the following statement: There are 16 red marbles in the bag.

Correct Answer: C) Both.

2. Known as the "best guess" and is based on observations.

Correct Answer: C) ABDUCTIVE.

3. Which reasoning process is often used in medical diagnosis to determine the most likely cause of symptoms?

Correct Answer: C) Abductive.

4. Most lights in the night sky are stars. I just saw a light in the night sky. The light I saw must have been a star.

Correct Answer: B) Deductive Reasoning.

5. What method of proof is done by contradiction?

Correct Answer: C) Indirect proof.

6. People get mad when someone hits them. Billy is mad, so someone must have hit him.

Correct Answer: B) Abduction.

7. When I went outside this morning, the grass was completely covered with dew. It must have rained last night.

Correct Answer: A) Abductive Reasoning.

8. I went on a first date last night, but my date kept checking her phone and didn't ask me a single question. I guess she wasn't interested.

Correct Answer: A) Abductive Reasoning.

9. Determine whether the statement represents additive or multiplicative reasoning.Juan has 7 apples, and Latanya has 4 times as many.

Correct Answer: B) Multiplicative Reasoning.

10. People either like coffee or hate it.

Correct Answer: B) Either/Or.