Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_1790MCQ • 2 Marks
Section 8: General Aptitude
Verbal Aptitude
Subtopic: Critical Reasoning
Question Statement:
Argument: 'Every farmer who installed a drip system reduced water use. Ramesh is a farmer who reduced water use. Therefore, Ramesh must have installed a drip system.' Which argument parallels this reasoning?
Options:
(A) Every student who scored full marks studied the textbook. Priya studied the textbook. Therefore, Priya must have scored full marks.
(B) All squares are rectangles. A circle is not a rectangle. Therefore, a circle is not a square.
(C) If the pump is broken, water does not flow. Water is flowing. Therefore, the pump is not broken.
(D) No fish breathe air. Whales breathe air. Therefore, whales are not fish.
Answer Key:
A
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
Both exhibit the fallacy of affirming the consequent: All A have property P; B has property P; therefore B is A.