Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (22.08.2024) Shift-I
What can be inferred from the following? 'Because x = 3 and y = 5, then x + y = 8.' It is a:
ADeductive argument based on elimination
BDeductive argument based on mathematics ✓ Correct
CInductive argument from authority
DInductive argument from the principle of charity
Correct answer: (B) Deductive argument based on mathematics — This is a deductive argument based on mathematics, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★This is a deductive argument based on mathematics, so that is the answer.
★Deductive reasoning draws a conclusion that follows necessarily from the premises.
★Here the premises give the values of x and y.
★The conclusion that x plus y is 8 follows with certainty by arithmetic.
★This use of mathematical rules makes it a mathematical deductive argument.
★It is not based on elimination, authority or the principle of charity.
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