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نام: ____________________ تاریخ: ____________
Ice cream sales and the number of drownings both rise in summer. A speaker says, "So ice cream causes drowning." What is wrong with this argument?
"A number divisible by 4 is even. The number 10 is even. So 10 is divisible by 4." What is wrong with this argument?
"No one has proved that ghosts do not exist, so ghosts exist." What is wrong with this argument?
Fuel prices rise sharply across the country. Which is the most likely effect?
Most students who study for 3 hours a day pass the exam. Ayesha studies 3 hours a day. A friend says, "So she will certainly pass." What is wrong?
Many students became ill after eating at the school canteen. Which action is the most sensible first step?
1. B, 2. A, 3. D, 4. B, 5. D, 6. D
Two things rising together does not mean one causes the other. Hot weather leads to more ice cream sales and more swimming.
The first statement goes one way only. Many even numbers, such as 10, are not divisible by 4.
Not having proof that something is false does not make it true.
Fuel is a main cost of moving goods and people, so transport costs rise when fuel becomes dearer.
The first statement says most students pass, not all. So passing is likely, but not certain.
The problem is linked to the canteen, so checking its food and kitchen is a direct and proportionate response.