Fact, Judgement, Inference I

CMAT 2018 · Language Comprehension · Medium · Verbal Reasoning

The following question has a set of three statements. Each statement can be classified as one of the following: (i) Facts (F): open to discovery or verification. (ii) Inferences (I): conclusions drawn about the unknown based on the known. (iii) Judgements (J): opinions that imply approval or disapproval.

Identify the Fact(F), Judgement(J) and Inference(I) from the given sentences:

  1. God created the earth
  2. God exists
  3. Wine tastes better than beer
  1. A.

    1F, 2J, 3J

  2. B.

    1J, 2J, 3J

  3. C.

    1I, 2F, 3J

  4. D.

    1J, 2J, 3I

Answer

B

Explanation

All three statements are personal beliefs/opinions (Judgements) because none are empirically verifiable facts or data-driven inferences.

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