IMAT Critical thinking questions

Sample questions

1. 1IMAT Doutor

   Consider the argument: If it snows, the school closes. The school closed. Therefore it snowed. Which of the following contains the same logical error?
   1. AIf a figure is a square, it has four sides. This figure is a square, so it has four sides
   2. BAll mammals breathe. Whales are mammals, so whales breathe
   3. CIf it rains, the ground is wet. It did not rain, so the ground could still be wet
   4. DIf a plant is a rose, it has thorns. This plant has thorns, so it is a rose
   5. EIf a number is even, it is divisible by two. This number is odd, so it is not divisible by two
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2. 2IMAT Doutor

   A manager argues: Our best employees all work long hours. Therefore, if we require everyone to work long hours, everyone will become a top performer. The argument assumes that:
   1. Aworking hours can be measured accurately for every employee in the company
   2. Bthe employees are willing to work longer hours if they are required to
   3. Cthe company can afford to pay the overtime for all of its employees
   4. Dtop performers are a minority of the workforce in every company
   5. Elong hours are a cause of high performance rather than a consequence of it
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