Slinky Sam does it again (Post 8)

Read the following story below that contains only true statements. When you have read this story, answer the 9 questions.


The Story
Babe Smith has been killed. Police have rounded up six suspects, all of whom are known gangsters. All of them are known to have been near the scene of the killing at the approximate time that it occurred. All had substantial motives for wanting Smith killed. However, one of these suspected gangsters, Slinky Sam, has positively been cleared of guilt.

How to Answer in your blog

Each make statements about the story and you are asked to determine if each is True, False or Unknown.

True means - on the basis of the information presented in the story the statement is definitely true.

False means - on the basis of the information presented in the story the statement is definitely false.

Unknown means - the statement may be true (or false) but on the basis of the information presented in the story you cannot be definitely certain. (If any part of the statement is doubtful, answer the question as "unknown".)

Question 1 Slinky Sam is known to have been near the scene of the killing of Babe Smith
Question 2 All six of the rounded-up gangsters were known to have been near the scene of the murder.
Question 3 Only Slinky Sam has been cleared of guilt.
Question 4 All six of the rounded-up suspects were near the scene of Smith's killing at the approximate time that it took place.
Question 5 The police do not know who killed Smith.
Question 6 All six suspects are known to have been near the scene of the foul deed.
Question 7 Smith's murderer did not confess of his own free will.
Question 8 Slinky Sam was not cleared of guilt.
Question 9 It is known that the six suspects were in the vicinity of the cold-blooded assassination.

What does your set of answers tell you about the role of reasoning in our thinking?