PrepTest 115 Section 2

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Explanations for every question, find them by number or text.

1. Q1:
   A distinguished British judge, Justice Upton, said that…Main Conclusion

   British judges should be well equipped to decide if an administrative decision by a government minister is reasonable.

2. Q2:
   Any course that teaches students how to write is one that will…Flawed Reasoning

   Any philosophy course will serve students later in life.

3. Q3:
   Letter to the editor: Allowing everyone to voice personal views can…Paradox

   Free Speech can inhibit free speech

4. Q4:
   Marie: I gave the cashier at my local convenience…Method of Reasoning

   Marie claims that keeping the money was not morally problematic. Julie claims Marie should not have kept the money.

5. Q5:
   We are taught that pedestrians should cross the street at a corner…Most Helps to Explain
6. Q6:
   Poor writers often express mundane ideas with elaborate syntax and…Complete the Argument
7. Q7:
   The kind of thoughts that keep a person from falling…Necessary Assumption

   Counting sheep will let anyone get to sleep if it is only their thoughts preventing them from sleeping.

8. Q8:
   The kind of thoughts that keep a person from falling…Parallel

   Counting sheep will let anyone get to sleep if it is only their thoughts preventing them from sleeping.

9. Q9:
   To introduce greater public accountability into French…Strengthen

   Claude thinks France should hold referenda on foreign policy. Lorraine disagrees.

10. Q10:
    Claude: To introduce greater public accountability into French…Strengthen

    Claude thinks France should hold referenda on foreign policy. Lorraine disagrees.

11. Q11:
    A gift is not generous unless it is intended to…Principle
12. Q12:
    Politician: It is wrong for the government to restrict…Must be True
13. Q13:
    Jenkins: Research on the properties of snow at the…Point at Issue
14. Q14:
    Activist: Although the environmental bill before the…Flawed Reasoning

    The bill ought not to be passed.

15. Q15:
    More and more academic institutions…Strengthen

    Citation analysis discourages good research

16. Q16:
    Biologists agree that human beings evolved from a fish…Role in Argument

    Hoyt claims that humans are descended from lungfish. Grover claims we are descended from coelacanths.

17. Q17:
    Columnist: Over the last 20 years the demand in North…Necessary Assumption

    Producing cars with right-sided steering wheels would remove one obstacle to reducing the automotive trade imbalance.

18. Q18:
    All historians are able to spot trends. But anyone…Flawed Parallel Reasoning

    Anyone who can distinguish the significant from the insignificant is a historian.

19. Q19:
    Jeff: Proposed regulations concerning the use of…Principle
20. Q20:
    Productivity is average output per worker per unit of…Flawed Reasoning

    High tech equipment is not necessary for high productivity.

21. Q21:
    Cognitive psychologist: The majority of skilled…Sufficient Assumption

    Some people who are good at abstract reasoning are famous

22. Q22:
    The relaxation of regulations governing the manufacture…Role in Argument

    We should be careful not to lift all regulations on industrial activity generally, even though we are relaxing restrictions on the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.

23. Q23:
    Councilperson X: We have an obligation to help ensure…Point at Issue
24. Q24:
    Good students learn more than what their parents and…Must be False