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The classic Watson Selection Task is a(n) _____ reasoning task.
 
  a) deontic
   b) conditional
   c) normative
   d) syllogistic

Question 2

A friend heard somebody say, If you are overweight, you are likely to smoke. This friend interprets this statement as, If you smoke, then you are likely to be overweight. What kind of error is apparent in this example?
 
  a) inappropriate interpretation of an if-then statement as biconditional
   b) belief-bias effect
   c) attempts at confirming an hypothesis
   d) denying the antecedent

Question 3

Denying the consequent is also called ______, and is a(n) ______ form.
 
  a) modus ponens; valid
   b) modus ponens; invalid
   c) modus tollens; valid
   d) modus tollens; invalid
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6 years ago
Answer to q. 1

Answer: b

Answer to q. 2

Answer: a

Answer to q. 3

Answer: c
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