Each of the following statements can be classified as one of these. (i) Facts, which deal with pieces…
All three are inferences: 1I, 2I, 3I. Each statement moves from something known (Ritu said she was tired and is not here; Ram goes to the gym a lot; Shera is a dog and dogs…
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Each of the following statements can be classified as one of these.
(i) Facts, which deal with pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which are open to discovery or verification (marked F).
(ii) Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the unknown, on the basis of the known (marked I).
(iii) Judgements, which are opinions that imply approval or disapproval of persons, objects, situations and occurrences in the past, the present or the future (marked J).
Classify each statement as a Fact (F), an Inference (I) or a Judgement (J).
1) “I don’t see Ritu. She said she was tired, so she must have gone home to bed.”
2) “Ram’s been at the gym a lot; he must be trying to lose weight.”
3) “Shera is a dog, and all dogs love belly rubs. So Shera must love belly rubs.”
Answer and explanation
Correct answer B
All three are inferences: 1I, 2I, 3I. Each statement moves from something known (Ritu said she was tired and is not here; Ram goes to the gym a lot; Shera is a dog and dogs love belly rubs) to a conclusion about something not directly known, signalled by “must”. None merely reports a verifiable fact, and none expresses approval or disapproval, so F and J do not fit. Statement 3 is a deduction, but a deduction is still a conclusion drawn from the known, not a judgement.
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