PrepTest 117 Section 3

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

1. Q1:
   Editorial: The structure of the present school calendar was…Necessary Assumption

   Long breaks should be removed from the school calendar.

2. Q2:
   Leatherbacks, the largest of the sea turtles, when subjected to the…Paradox

   Leatherbacks have about the same life expectancy in the wild or in captivity.

3. Q3:
   Chairperson: The board of directors of our corporation should not…Principle – Must be True

   We shouldn’t expand into those two countries just because there are incentives. We need to consider the matter further.

4. Q4:
   Maria: Thomas Edison was one of the most productive inventors of…Flawed Reasoning

   Frank concludes that now you need a formal education if you are going to make contributions to technological advancement. 

5. Q5:
   In some countries, there is a free flow of information…Sufficient Assumption

   Countries where the elite control information are much more likely to experience frequent economic crisis.

6. Q6:
   Hana said she was not going to invite her brothers to…Flawed Reasoning

   At least some of Hana’s brothers must have been among the guests at her party.

7. Q7:
   If you have no keyboarding skills at all, you will not…Must be True

   If you have no keyboarding skills then you can’t use a computer.

8. Q8:
   Rossi: It is undemocratic for people to live under a government…Method of Reasoning

   Rossi says that children should have the right to vote. 

9. Q9:
   Smith's statements can most directly be used…Most Strongly Supported

   Smith argues that we cannot give children the responsibility of voting.

10. Q10:
    To accommodate the personal automobile, houses are…Flawed Reasoning

    The geography of modern cities would *have to have been* very different if people had not used personal automobiles.

11. Q11:
    Many of the presidents and prime ministers who have…Must be True

    Many presidents and prime ministers with successful foreign policies had no foreign policy experience when they started.

12. Q12:
    Navigation in animals is defined as the…Weaken 

    Some naturalists claim that polar bears can navigate over considerable distances. (Navigation is: going from an unfamiliar to a familiar area….an area that is so far away that it is beyond the animal’s senses.)

13. Q13:
    City council member: Despite the city's desperate need to exploit…Main Conclusion

    The Mayor is sacrificing the city’s interests to his personal interests. 

14. Q14:
    The reasoning in the city council member's…Flawed Reasoning

    The Mayor is sacrificing the city’s interests to personal interests. 

15. Q15:
    Seemingly inconsequential changes in sea temperature due…Role in Argument

    Seemingly inconsequential changes in sea temperature due to global warming eventually result in declines in fish and seabird populations.

16. Q16:
    Retailers that excel in neither convenience nor…Parallel Reasoning

    A retailer’s success doesn’t necessarily depend on being excellent at both convenience and variety.

17. Q17:
    Detective: Because the embezzler must have had…Weaken – Exception

    It is likely that the embezzler was one of the actuaries.

18. Q18:
    Until 1985 all commercial airlines completely replenished…Most Strongly Supported

    Cabin air has been replaced once every hour since 1985.

19. Q19:
    There is no genuinely altruistic behavior. Everyone…Flawed Reasoning

    There is no genuinely altruistic behavior.

20. Q20:
    Current maps showing the North American regions where…Strengthen – Exception

    The new computerized maps of garden plant regions will be more useful.

21. Q21:
    A smoker trying to quit is more likely to succeed if…Necessary Assumption

    Individuals cannot easily adopt such strategies [of exaggerating risks] unless a doctor or some other third party provides the warning.

22. Q22:
    Most people who shop for groceries no more than…Flawed Parallel Reasoning

    Most people in Hallstown regularly buy frozen groceries.

23. Q23:
    Editorial: This political party has repeatedly expressed…Necessary Assumption

    This party’s policy is inconsistent.

24. Q24:
    Science journalist: Brown dwarfs are celestial objects…Most Strongly Supported

    Brown dwarfs are celestial objects.

25. Q25:
    Native speakers perceive sentences of their own language as…Necessary Assumption

    The perception [that languages have separate words] is an illusion.