PrepTest 116 Section 2

Choose a question

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

1. Q1:
   Pettengill: Bebop jazz musicians showed their distaste for…Point at Issue
2. Q2:
   Essayist: Earth is a living organism, composed of other…Role in Argument

   The Earth is a living organism.

3. Q3:
   Cognitive psychologist: In a recent survey, citizens of…Resolve the Paradox
4. Q4:
   A study claims that the average temperature on Earth has…Most Strongly Supported
5. Q5:
   Shipping Coordinator: If we send your shipment by air express…Misinterpretation

   **STATEMENTS:**

   1. Shipping coordinator says ground is cheaper but potentially slower than air. Air has 1 day arrival while ground has 1-2 day arrival.
   2. Customer responds that they have no choice but to spend the money on air express since that’s the only way to get it tomorrow.

6. Q6:
   Therapists who treat violent criminals cannot both respect…Weaken

   Therapists cannot respect both client confidentiality and victim safety.

7. Q7:
   Failure to rotate crops depletes the soil's nutrients gradually…Must be True

   Absent preventative measures, lack of crop rotation eventually leads to depletion of the soil, meaning no vegetables can be grown without fertilizer.

8. Q8:
   Criminologist: Increasing the current prison term for robbery…Strengthen – Exception
9. Q9:
   Activist: As electronic monitoring of employees grows more…Flawed Reasoning

   The employer's explanations are flawed (because they are self-serving).

10. Q10:
    When students receive negative criticism generated by computer…Necessary Assumption

    Students will learn better from human generated criticism [because they are more likely to be capable of accepting it].

11. Q11:
    After examining the options, the budget committee discovered…Parallel Reasoning

    Corelink must also be within budget.

    Reasons: QI is cheap enough to be within budget, and Corelink is cheaper than QI. There is only one relevant factor (price).

12. Q12:
    Essayist: People once believed that Earth was at the center…Flawed Reasoning

    **PARAPHRASE OF ARGUMENT:** Because ancient people's reasons were wrong, their conclusion must have been wrong too.

13. Q13:
    Davis: The only relevant factor in determining appropriate…Point at Issue

    Davis: The value of the property is the only relevant measure of damage.

14. Q14:
    Resident: Residents of this locale should not consider their…Strengthen

    Residents should not consider the loss of farming as a way of life as a tragedy.

15. Q15:
    Kendrick: Governments that try to prevent cigarettes from being…Resolve the Paradox

    Two conclusions:

    Governments are justified in trying to prevent cigarette ads, because: The ads are encouraging people to do something unhealthy.

    The ads should remain legal, because: We don't ban fatty food ads, even though these also encourage an unhealthy practice.

16. Q16:
    Environmentalist: Many people prefer to live in regions of…Necessary Assumption

    Governmentally mandated environmental protections in regions of natural beauty can help local economies in those areas, even if older local industries are hurt.

17. Q17:
    No small countries and no countries in the southern hemisphere…Must be True

    **DIAGRAM:** SC **➞** ~~S~~ and ~~SH~~ and ~~IP~~ and ~~MD~~

    (If you're a permanent member of the Security Council, you're not a small country, you're not in the southern hemisphere, and you're in favor of more international peacekeeping and moderation of regional disputes.)

18. Q18:
    Editorial: It is clear that what is called "health education"…Sufficient Assumption

    Health education is propaganda.

19. Q19:
    Marc: The fact that the people of our country look back on…Point of Agreement
20. Q20:
    Social critic: One of the most important ways in which a society…Flawed Reasoning

    Moral socialization has increased the net amount of suffering.

21. Q21:
    Curator: A magazine recently ran a very misleading story on…Principle – Strengthen

    The article quoting three friends was misleading.

22. Q22:
    All parrots can learn to speak a few words and phrases…Must be True
23. Q23:
    Toxicologist: Recent research has shown that dioxin causes cancer…Role in Argument

    Dioxin should be banned.

24. Q24:
    Politician: The law should not require people to wear…Parallel Reasoning – Flawed

    We should not be required to wear seat belts in cars.

25. Q25:
    Burying beetles do whatever they can to minimize the size…Resolve the Paradox