What is Verbal Logic?

The capacity to think, reason, and find solutions to problems in a variety of various ways is one of the abilities that may be evaluated using verbal reasoning intelligence tests. Because of this, schools, colleges, and universities frequently use exams of verbal reasoning as part of their admissions processes in order to pick the applicants with the highest levels of ability. In addition, an increasing number of employers are incorporating the usage of such exams into their hiring and selection procedures as part of the selection and recruitment process.

Verbal Intelligence Quotient (VIQ):

The Verbal Comprehension Index, often known as the VCI, measures vocabulary, similarities, knowledge, and comprehension.

Arithmetic, digit span, and letter-number sequencing are the components that make up the Working Memory Index (WMI).

Reading comprehension is the ability to comprehend difficult language information, such as paragraphs or sections, and to be able to answer questions about it.

Analytical reasoning refers to the capacity to comprehend the interrelationships present in linguistic information, such as sentences or passages, and the ability to derive logical inferences based on these interrelationships.Logical reasoning refers to the application of critical thinking in order to evaluate and finish an argument that is provided on the exam.

Verbal reasoning in the selection process

Verbal reasoning examinations, sometimes known as verbals, are increasingly being used by large graduate training programmes in order to differentiate amongst applicants. The different kinds of verbal questions that applicants have to answer in these evaluations are often designed to test their levels of understanding and comprehension. Verbal reasoning exams are frequently utilised throughout the recruitment process for positions in a variety of businesses, including banking, finance, management consulting, mining, and accounting, to name a few of these industries. The tests are a time-effective method that are used to narrow down the pool of candidates for the subsequent phases of the recruitment process, such as the interview. The exams often consist of a sequence of text passages on a variety of different subjects when they are used for recruitment purposes. Following then, there will be a series of statements made in relation to the texts. The candidate is then tasked with determining whether the assertion is accurate, not accurate, or whether they are unable to tell (it is ambiguous). It is not assumed that the candidate is familiar with the subjects; rather, the response should be constructed solely on the basis of the information presented in the passage. 

Concept

This portion of the article provides a concise explanation of the fundamental components that are associated with verbal thinking, arranged from easiest to most difficult. Both vocabulary, which is the knowledge of the meanings of words in a language, and grammar, which is the knowledge of the right relation that words should have to one another in a language, can serve both as prerequisites and as areas of attention for verbal reasoning. In the former capacity, they are used to form propositions and arguments (see below), and in the latter capacity, they are the subject of analysis and evaluation. In the latter capacity, verbal reasoning synthesises linguistic information and analyses relationships between component parts of sentences, words, and concepts.

Propositions

The proposition is the fundamental building block of all forms of reasoning, whether verbal or otherwise. A proposition is only the meaning that lies behind a declarative sentence, which can either be correct or incorrect (note: special care is taken here to mention that the proposition is specifically what is meant by such a sentence, and is not the actual sentence itself). In other words, something that one can know, believe, suppose, assume, or the like about is what is meant by the term “proposition.” It is important to emphasise the fact that propositions can be derived from some but not necessarily all assertions, as this is an important distinction. This is due to the fact that the characteristic that distinguishes a proposition from other types of statements is the requirement that it must make at least one assertion that can sensibly be given a truth value. To put it another way, statements are only considered propositions if they are compatible with the truth. To provide an illustration of this distinction based on principle, let us consider the two statements that follow:

“The sky is a deep blue colour.”

“Tell me your name,” the man said.

The first line is an example of a proposition since it asserts a fact that can be verified as true or false. The second statement, on the other hand, does not appear to be a proposition because it does not appear to make any true/false declaration (that is, there is nothing meant by the sentence that one might declare was or wasn’t “true”).

Editing the premises and the conclusions

A proposition that, when used in an argument, will either justify or induce a conclusion is known as a premise. In other words, premises are statements that, if they are proven to be correct, make it possible to logically deduce an associated proposition that is referred to as the “conclusion.” To illustrate, the claim that “John is a bachelor” functions as a premise in the argument that “John is a bachelor, therefore John is unmarried,” with the conclusion being that “John is unmarried.” Another illustration would be that “John is a bachelor.” The premises of an argument might be evaluated in a slightly different manner depending on the particular kind of debate in which they appear. When making an argument using deductive reasoning, it is common practise to presume that the premises are true, regardless of whether or not this is actually the case. In contrast to this, an inductive argument is one in which there is only a remote possibility of one or more of the premises (and/or conclusions) being correct.

Conclusion 

A series of premises, coupled with a conclusion (or several conclusions), constitute an argument (s). Arguments can be used for a range of goals, ranging from evaluating the level of accuracy of a conclusion to swaying persons’ opinions regarding whether or not they agree with a particular belief or set of beliefs (as in the case of rhetoric). One more thing to keep in mind about arguments is that they can be presented in a variety of formats, such as in the form of a syllogism, an essay, or even a dialogue (among others). One of the primary issues of verbal thinking may be considered to be argument, due to the fact that argument frequently overlaps with and is dependent upon language (or for that matter any reasoning, at large).