Question

Teresita is given the following reasoning problem: Gold is heavier than dirt, and feathers are heavier than gold. Are feathers heavier than dirt? Teresita can answer correctly only if she grasps the ____ of propositional reasoning.
A. Logical necessity
B. Context
C. Real-world nature
D. Major premise

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Logical necessity

Explanation:

In the context of the question, a weight relation among three elements has been established: Gold is heavier than dirt, and feather and heavier that gold. Therefore:

Heaviest  ------------------------------- Lightest

Feathers -----------Gold-----------------Dirt

Teresita, from reading the question, can easily reach this conclusion. Feather are heavier that dirt because they are hevaier than gold, and gold is heavier than dirt. This is a logical necessity because is a reasoning that is necessarily true.