UGC NET Paper 1 — Logical Reasoning

Which fallacy is committed in the following statement? "People with cases of flu should be kept in quarantine, because it has never been disproven as the best means of keeping the...

Arrange the following in order of increasing connotation. A. Fielder B. Ball Player C. Baseball Player D. Athlete Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the List-I with List-II LIST I (Fallacy) A. Strawman B. Red Herring C. Equivocation D. Begging the Question LIST II (Description) I. When an arguer tries to side track his au...

Which fallacy is committed in the following statement? "People with cases of flu should be kept in quarantine, because it has never been disproven as the keeping the disease from s...

Which of the following is NOT a fallacy of Relevance?

Arrange the following in order of increasing connotation. A. Fielder B. Ball Player C. Baseball Player D. Athlete Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Which of the following statements are true ? A. Validity can never apply to any single proposition by itself. B. The concept of truth can apply to single propositions. C. Propositi...

Observe the following argument and find the correct form: "'A' has characteristics of 'X' and 'Y'. 'B' has characteristics of 'X' and 'Y'. 'A' has a characteristics of 'Z'. Therefo...

How many men are in Managerial Grades?

How many respondents indicated that they cycled to work and were over 65 years of age?

"Mary Kom's coaches say that she has a real talent for boxing. Because her skill is a divine gift, she is not worthy of any credit for it." Which informal logical fallacy is presen...

"Soft drinks sector has shown good growth in profits over past few years therefore we can conclude that each individual soft-drinks company is making good profits". Above argument...

Which of the following is arranged in order of increasing denotation ?

Which fallacy is commited in the following statement - " No one has ever proven that God exists. Therefore God does not exist".

Which logical fallacy is exemplified in the following statement - "No one can criticize the Freudian psychoanalysis unless the one who criticizes himself has been psychoanalysed".

"You really must try out to be selected in the basketball team because my uncle who teaches philosophy says that you have a real potential". Identify the logical fallacy committed...

"Although I am very happy to win the lottery, I am also a little worried. Last time I won a lottery, the next morning my pocket was picked." Which fallacy is present in the above a...

"Critics of Freudian theory should get themselves psychoanalyzed because opposition to the theory is itself caused by unconscious resistance arising from the Dedipal complex. Which...

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): A fallacy is a defect in an argument that consists of something other than merely false premises Statement (II): If an argument is un...

"Mary Com's coaches say that she has a real gift for boxing. So because her skill is a gift, she doesn't deserve any credit for it." Which informal logical fallacy is committed in...

Which fallacy is committed in the following argument? "When I called you, you were neither in your class nor in the laboratory. Why are you avoiding me?"

Which logical fallacy is committed in the following argument - "Atheists have not proven that God does not exist. Therefore we can conclude that God exists".

Which of the following is arranged in order of increasing connotation?

Which fallacy is committed in the following argument? "Grades awarded to a student are not truly reflective of the subtle nuances of the student's performance. Therefore, students...

"Number 3 is a prime number, so are numbers 5 and 7. Therefore, it is clear that all odd numbers are prime numbers." Which fallacy is committed in the above argument?

Which of the following is arranged in increasing order of connotation?

As per square of opposition, which of the following propositions are contradictories? A. All birds are apes. B. No birds are apes. C. Some birds are apes. D. Some birds are not ape...

Which informal fallacy is committed in the following argument - "Efforts have been going on for centuries to provide conclusive evidence for the claims of astrology but have not me...

"First it is staying out late, then it is not calling home, then wild parties, and before you know it, your life will be completely out of control. Someday you will be glad that yo...

"The death penalty in certain western countries has led to increase in crime rate leading to greater number of inmates in their prisons. Therefore, death penalty is not justifiable...

"Although I am very happy to win the lottery, I am also a little worried. The last time I had won a lottery, my pocket was picked the next morning." Which logical fallacy is commit...

Which informal fallacy is committed in the following argument. "The quality of higher education in our country has been declining for years. Therefore we can conclude beyond doubt...

"In some Western countries, the crime rate has increased with capital punishment, due to which the number of prisoners in jails has increased. Therefore, capital punishment is not...

"If I were, a heavy smoker, smoking would shorten my life. That's why I do not smoke. And I expect to live a long and healthy life". Which fallacy is committed in the above argumen...

Which of the following is arranged in ascending (increasing) order of intension?

नीचे दो कथन दिए गए हैं : कथन I : वैधता की संकल्पना एकल प्रतिज्ञाप्तियों पर अनुप्रयुक्त नहीं हो सकती है। कथन II : सत्य की संकल्पना युक्तियों पर अनुप्रयुक्त नहीं हो सकती है। उपरोक्त...

Which of the following statements are logically equivalent?

निम्नलिखित कथनों में से कौन-से कथन इस प्रकार से संबंधित हैं कि यदि उनमें से एक गलत है तो दूसरा सही होगा, यद्यपि इनमें से दोनों सही भी हो सकते हैं ? (A). कुछ कारें ई-वाहन होती हैं।...

Identify the fallacy committed in the following argument: "My opponent cheated on his taxes. He hired an illegal migrant as a nanny. His views on tax reforms simply cannot be trust...

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Truth and falsity are attributes of individual propositions. Statement (II): Validity can be attributed to any single proposition by...

Which of the following is arranged in order of decreasing connotation?

"Since all professors are competent, and no competent people are underpaid. Therefore no professors are underpaid". Which formal fallacy is committed in the above argument ?

विरोध वर्ग के अनुसार निम्न में से कौन सी प्रतिज्ञप्तियां व्याघाती हैं? A. समस्त पक्षी कपि होते हैं। B. कोई भी पक्षी कपि नहीं होता है। C. कुछ पक्षी कपि होते हैं। D. कुछ पक्षी कपि नह...

निम्नलिखित तर्क में किया गया तर्कदोष बताइए। "सभी रूसी क्रांतिकारी थे। सभी अराजकतावादी क्रांतिकारी थे। इस लिए सभी अराजकतावादी रूसी थे।" (A) चार पदों का तर्कदोष (B) अवैध प्रक्रिया का...

Which of the following statements are logically equivalent ? A. No aeroplanes are electric vehicles. B. All non-electric vehicles are non-aeroplanes. C. No electric vehicles are ae...

Given below are two statements: Statement I: The concept of validity cannot be applied to single propositions. Statement II: The concept of truth cannot be applied to arguments. In...

Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Truth and falsehood are attributes of individual propositions. Statement (II): Validity can be attributed to any single proposition b...

Which fallacy in committed in the following argument "What is good for each individual type of business cannot be bad for economy as a whole". ?

Which fallacy is committed in the following argument ? "The universe must be spherical in form because all its constituent parts are spherical in form"?

Which of the following statements are so related that they cannot both be false, although they can both be true?