kane

Yesterday there was a story about the Wonderlic test on CNN.com. This is the timed logic test that all the players entering the NFL draft take. They had a 15 question sample test you could take. Three of my friends and I took it to see how we did.

I missed three questions. One I did the math wrong, one I misread the question and on one I still think I am correct and the test is wrong. The debate has raged so here is the question. You decide if I am right or wrong.

Q. If the first two statements below are true then the third statement is:
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. UNCERTAIN

Statement #1: The boy plays baseball.
Statement #2: All baseball players wear hats.
Statement #3: The boy wears a hat.

I answered 2. UNCERTAIN. The answer key says the correct answer is actually 1. TRUE.

My logic is that we do not have enough information to answer true or false. The boy plays baseball, but does that make the boy a baseball player? There is no hard and fast definition of what a baseball player is. If you consider anyone who ever takes part in any baseball game even if it is just a few friends messing around in their back yard a baseball player then the answer is true. But if you define a baseball player as someone who plays in an organized game or plays at a certain skill level, he may not be baseball player.

My example was that I could take a tennis racket to a court and hit a few balls around, but that does not - in my eyes - make me a tennis player.

What do you think?