Concluding what the data doesn't say

In True/False/Cannot-say questions, 'Cannot say' is correct whenever the statement needs information the exhibit doesn't contain — however plausible the statement sounds. Plausibility is not evidence.

Why your brain does this

Your brain auto-completes with world knowledge: 'revenue grew, so profit probably grew.' The test is measuring exactly whether you can suppress that reflex and reason only from what's given.

The fix

For each statement ask: "could I point to the cells that PROVE this?" If proving it needs an assumption — about a year not shown, a category not listed, a causal link — the answer is Cannot say. Treat confident-sounding statements with missing data as the trap they are.

Where it strikes

This trap appears in 12 of our questions, across: Cannot say.