I administer an intelligence test and find that left-handed people score higher than right-handed people. Researchers should conclude that this test is biased against right-handed people.

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Gurnoor Pannu · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : False, Explanation :  The statement is a classic case of a logical fallacy called affirming the consequent. Just because left-handed people scored higher on a test does not necessarily mean that the test is biased against right-handed people. There could be a variety of factors that contribute to this difference in score. To determine whether the test is biased or not, researchers would need to conduct further studies and analyses.

I administer an intelligence test and find that left-handed people score higher than right-handed people. Researchers should conclude that this test is biased against right-handed people.

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