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Practice Exercise 7 A
Logical Conclusions
- Read each section. Answer the questions.
Example
Before your daughter left for school this morning,
she told you her math test will be returned to her later today. She
says she will be so excited if she receives a good grade. Later in the
day, you see her walking toward your home with one of her friends. She
is smiling. She and her friend are laughing. She is holding a paper
in her hand, and she is waving it in the air. When she sees you outside,
she starts to run toward you holding the papers in front of her and
waving them. You conclude that she earned a good mark on her math test.
Answer:
Inductive thinking. Logic- it is logical to conclude
that her daughter did well on the test because she is excited, she is
focusing on the papers in her hand, and she appears to want to show
the papers to you.
- Ben concluded he needed to enrol in a night course to increase
his typing speed after his friend unsuccessfully participated in
six job interviews for data entry jobs in fast-paced call centres.
- Was inductive thinking or deductive thinking used?
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- Why did Ben’s decide to take a night course?
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- Was it a logical conclusion? Why or why not?
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