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Logic Problems 2

This document contains 5 logic problems with multiple choice answers. The problems involve statements and their relationships, including implications between statements. The correct answers would show the logical conclusions that can be drawn based on the information given in each problem statement.

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Logic Problems 2

This document contains 5 logic problems with multiple choice answers. The problems involve statements and their relationships, including implications between statements. The correct answers would show the logical conclusions that can be drawn based on the information given in each problem statement.

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Logic Problems 2

1. Question. Let X and Y be statements. If we know that X implies Y, then we can also conclude
that:

Answer. X is true, and Y is also true.


Answer. Y cannot be false.
Answer. If Y is true, then X is true.
Answer. If Y is false, then X is false.
Answer. If X is false, then Y is false.
Answer. X cannot be false.
Answer. At least one of X and Y is true.

1. Question. Let X and Y be statements. If we want to DISPROVE the claim that "Both X and Y are
true", we need to show that

Answer. At least one of X and Y are false.


Answer. X and Y are both false.
Answer. X is false.
Answer. Y is false.
Answer. X does not imply Y, and Y does not imply X.
Answer. Exactly one of X and Y are false.
Answer. X is true if and only if Y is false.

2. Question. Let X and Y be statements. If we want to DISPROVE the claim that "X implies Y", we
need to show that

Answer. Y is true, but X is false.


Answer. X is true, but Y is false.
Answer. X is false.
Answer. Y is false.
Answer. X and Y are both false.
Answer. Exactly one of X and Y are false.
Answer. At least one of X and Y is false.

3. Question. Let X,Y,Z be statements. Suppose we know that X implies Y, and that Z implies X. If
we also know that Y is false, we can conclude that

Answer. X is false.
Answer. Z is false.
Answer. Z implies Y.
Answer. B and C.
Answer. A and C.
Answer. A, B, and C.
Answer. None of the above conclusions can be drawn.
4. Question. Let X,Y,Z be statements. Suppose we know that "X is true implies Y is true", and "X is
false implies Z is true". If we know that Z is false, then we can conclude that

Answer. X is false.
Answer. X is true.
Answer. Y is true.
Answer. B and C.
Answer. A and C.
Answer. A, B, and C.
Answer. None of the above conclusions can be drawn.

5. (Bonus) Question. Suppose one wishes to prove that "if some X are Y, then some Z are W". To
do this, it would suffice to show that

Answer. All X are Z, and all Y are W.


Answer. Some X are Z, and all Y are W.
Answer. All Z are X, and all Y are W.
Answer. All X are Z, and some Y are W.
Answer. Some Z are X, and some Y are W.
Answer. Some Z are X, and all Y are W.
Answer. All Z are X, and all W are Y.

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