Civil Service Exam Reviewer · Logical Reasoning · easy

Consider the statement: "If it rains hard in the morning, then the flag ceremony is held indoors." Suppose it is true that it rains hard in the morning. Which conclusion necessarily follows?

  1. The flag ceremony is held indoors.
  2. The flag ceremony is not held indoors.
  3. It does not rain hard in the morning.
  4. No definite conclusion can be drawn.

Answer

A. The flag ceremony is held indoors.

Solution

The statement says that whenever it rains hard in the morning, the flag ceremony is held indoors. Since it rains hard in the morning, it follows that the flag ceremony is held indoors. (This is modus ponens.)

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