Fact, Inference, Judgement

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, which deal with pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which are open to discovery or verification (F). (ii) Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the unknown, on the basis of the known (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 (J).

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

  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."
  1. A.

    1I, 2I, 3J

  2. B.

    1I, 2I, 3I

  3. C.

    1F, 2F, 3J

  4. D.

    1J, 2J, 3F

Answer

B

Explanation

All three statements draw conclusions about unknown states based on observed/known premises ("must have gone home", "must be trying to lose weight", "must love belly rubs"). Thus, all three are Inferences (1I, 2I, 3I).

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