Multiple choice

Directions: In the given question, four statements are provided between an opening statement 1 and a closing statement 6. The four statements are jumbled up and form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these six taken together.

  1. In the transition from crude fact to science, we need forms of inference additional to those of deductive logic.

A. The principles of inference required for the transition from sense to science are to be attained by analysis.

B. For example, in any one moment you see your cat on hearth rug and at another in a doorway, it passed over intermediate positions although you did not see it.

C. Traditionally, it was supposed that induction would serve this purpose but this was an error.

D. As conclusions of inductive inferences from true premises are more often false that true.

6 This analysis is the kind of inference which nobody questions.

  1. ADBC

  2. CDAB

  3. BDAC

  4. DBAC

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Look at closing sentence 6, it refers to some analysis, which nobody questions. A sentence preceding this sentence should give us an example of analysis where inference undertaken has been given. Only sentence B gives us such an analysis by use of example of cat. Only option (2) gives us such kind of order with B at end, and therefore, correct answer choice is option (2).