Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Practice Test

If all dogs have a brown leg and Barky has a brown leg, can we confirm that Barky is a dog?

1. True

2. False

3. Uncertain

4. Only if others agree

The correct answer is: Uncertain

The correct answer is uncertain because just because Barky has a brown leg does not necessarily mean that Barky is a dog. The premise establishes that all dogs have a brown leg, which means that a brown leg is a characteristic of dogs. However, this does not state that only dogs have brown legs. There could be other animals or objects that also have brown legs. Therefore, the presence of a brown leg in Barky does not provide sufficient information to conclusively identify Barky as a dog; it simply indicates that Barky shares a characteristic that is true for all dogs. Thus, without additional information, we cannot determine whether Barky is indeed a dog or not.