Logic & Problem Solving

See the structure hiding inside the argument.

Current CINECA-era IMAT logic has tended to be more direct than the older Cambridge critical-thinking style. Prioritise deduction, conditional reasoning, quantitative problems, ordering and spatial logic; keep argument analysis as a supporting skill, not the whole section.

ConclusionEvidence 1Evidence 2Assumption
DeductionCurrent priority
Problem solvingCurrent priority
Ordering & spatialCurrent priority
Argument analysisSupporting skill
Study map

Build the subject in connected blocks.

These blocks are mapped to the 2026 MUR IMAT syllabus (Allegato A). We will expand depth inside these boundaries rather than adding impressive-sounding but irrelevant material.

01

Deduction & Conditions

Implications, contrapositives, necessary conditions and conclusions that must follow.

02

Quantitative Problem Solving

Percentages, rates, proportional reasoning and efficient numerical decisions.

03

Ordering, Constraints & Spatial Logic

Schedules, arrangements, cubes, diagrams and rule-based elimination.

04

Argument Evaluation

Assumptions and causal claims as a secondary reasoning skill that also supports reading comprehension.

Starter lessons

Useful lessons, not a content dump.

Lessons will be concise, exam-focused and followed by application. Any advanced detail is included only when it clarifies a syllabus concept or reflects genuine IMAT-style reasoning.

Logic & Problem Solving · Starter lesson

Conditional Logic

Translate words such as only if, unless and whenever before choosing an option.

Logic & Problem Solving · Starter lesson

Ordering & Constraint Problems

Test each condition systematically instead of guessing from the options.

Logic & Problem Solving · Starter lesson

Spatial and Numerical Reasoning

Train the compact problems that have featured in recent CINECA-style sections.

Practice that teaches

Apply the concept immediately.

Question → reasoning → trap

The subject page should always lead somewhere actionable. Students learn a concept, answer a question, then understand why the distractor was tempting.

Commit firstLock the answer before feedback.
Explain the mechanismMake the reasoning transferable.
Expose the trapShow the misconception behind the distractor.
Logic & Problem SolvingPractice preview
An argument says students who sleep more score higher, therefore extra sleep causes higher scores. What is the main flaw?
A. It confuses correlation with causation ✓
B. It assumes all students sleep equally
C. It proves the reverse causation is impossible
IMAT trap: An association alone does not establish that one variable caused the other.

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