Logical Reasoning
PrepTest 118 Section 1
Find the question you’re working on. Explore the reasoning, understand each answer, and learn from your mistakes.
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Explanations for every question, find them by number or text.
- Q1:
The obsession of economists with consumption …Identify the Conclusion
Economic well-being cannot be properly understood if it is measured solely by consumption.
- Q2:
Commentator: Many people argue that the release …Weaken
There's no reason to think CFCs harm humans by damaging the ozone layer and increasing UV radiation.
- Q3:
A reason Larson cannot do the assignment is that she …Necessary Assumption
The task must be assigned to Parker.
- Q4:
Columnist: Analysts argue that as baby boomers reach …Method of Reasoning
The analysts are overly optimistic; boomers' money is more likely to flow into investments other than stocks.
- Q5:
Item removed from scoring. …Removed from Scoring
- Q6:
Maria: Popular music is bad art because it greatly …Point At Issue
- Q7:
An artificial hormone has recently been developed that …Method of Reasoning
Milk labels shouldn't be required to provide info about the artificial substances they use.
- Q8:
- Q9:
The use of phrases like "as so-and-so said" or …Principle – Application
- Q10:
Rachel: Though contemporary artists are pleased to …Point At Issue
- Q11:
The average cost of groceries will rise again next month …Flawed Parallel Reasoning
Butter and eggs will cost more next month.
- Q12:
Biologists have noted reproductive abnormalities in fish …Weaken
Dioxin is probably not the cause of the abnormalities.
- Q13:
If the play were successful, it would be adapted …Flawed Reasoning
The play will not become a movie or be revived at the festival.
- Q14:
Physician: In order to investigate diseases caused by …Strengthen
The proposed HGH study should be prohibited.
- Q15:
At the request of Grove Park residents, speed bumps were …Flawed Reasoning
Installing the speed bumps in Grove Park is unfair.
- Q16:
Literary critic: Often the heirs of a successful writer …Weaken
Successful writers who decide not to publish a recently completed manuscript should destroy it ASAP.
- Q17:
In practice the government will have the last word …Identify the Conclusion
What the government says an individual's rights are may not be correct.
- Q18:
There is evidence to suggest that our cave-dwelling ancestors …Weaken
Early humans had a sense for aesthetics.
- Q19:
Columnist: Much of North America and western Europe …Strengthen
Being too strict about limiting natural resource use could reduce the wealth needed to keep environmental protections going.
- Q20:
Reviewer: Many historians claim, in their own treatment …Flawed Reasoning
We shouldn't accept historians' claims that they're objective.
- Q21:
Although the geological record contains some hints …Sufficient Assumption
There's no consistent causal link between big meteor impacts and mass extinctions.
- Q22:
When uncontrollable factors such as lack of rain …Must Be True
When uncontrollable factors (e.g. drought) cause wheat crops to fail:
* Fertilizer and seed dealers lose business
* Truckers and mechanics lose business
* Fuel suppliers are unable to sell enough fuel to make a profit - Q23:
For each action we perform, we can only know some of its …Sufficient Assumption
If moral rightness depends on the best consequences of your actions, we could never know what's morally right.
- Q24:
In criminal proceedings, defense attorneys occasionally …Flawed Reasoning
It's a mistake to exonerate a suspect just because their DNA doesn't match the DNA found on the crime scene.
- Q25:
Some visitors to the park engage in practices that …Parallel Reasoning
Some visitors don't know the practices harm the animals.
- Q26:
Rapid population growth can be disastrous for a small …Strengthen
Rapid population growth can be disastrous for a small city.
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