PrepTest 152 Section 1

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

1. Q1:
   Researcher: During the rainy season, bonobos (an ape species closely related to …Strengthen

   Bonobos ingest the leaves because of their medical effect.

2. Q2:
   Policy analyst: Those concerned with safeguarding public health by …Identify the Conclusion

   Reducing car usage would protect public health better than automotive safety measures.

3. Q3:
   Letter to the Editor: The arts section of this paper shows …Weaken

   The paper is biased in favor of movies and against local theatre.

4. Q4:
   Archaeologist: Our university museum possesses several ancient artifacts …Identify the Conclusion

   Our university museum should return the artifacts.

5. Q5:
   Many fictional works have characters who are supposedly ….Necessary Assumption

   Many fictional plots show that characters can't accurately predict future events.

6. Q6:
   Economist: There have been large declines in employment around the globe …Paradox – EXCEPT

   There's less employed people, so there's less injured workers.

7. Q7:
   Editorial: Animated films appropriate for children are …Sufficient Assumption

   The new animated movies are not appropriate for children.

8. Q8:
   Monarch butterflies must contend with single-celled parasites …Flawed Reasoning

   Migration allows monarch butterflies to avoid parasites.

9. Q9:
   Legal doctrine: The government cannot appropriate private property …Principle – Justify
10. Q10:
    When a bird flies, powerful forces converge on its shoulder joints …Complete the Argument
11. Q11:
    As part of a project to enhance the downtown area …Principle – Justify

    The station should be more modestly designed and include a tunnel.

12. Q12:
    A study found that most of the strokes diagnosed by doctors …Complete the Argument
13. Q13:
    When so many oysters died off the coast of Britain …Paradox

    The chemical TBT caused oysters to die.

14. Q14:
    Pratt: Almost all cases of rabies in humans come from being bitten …Weaken

    It doesn't make sense for health warnings to urge the removal of bats from buildings.

15. Q15:
    It has been said that understanding a person completely leads one to …Flawed Reasoning

    Complete self-forgiveness is impossible.

16. Q16:
    A popular complaint about abstract expressionist paintings …Necessary Assumption

    Abstract paintings are aesthetically pleasing.

17. Q17:
    Xavier: The new fast-food place on 10th Street …Agreement
18. Q18:
    In an island nature preserve, Common Eider nests are found …Paradox
19. Q19:
    Researcher: In an experiment, 500 families were given a medical …Flawed Reasoning

    Having a medical self-help book improves family health.

20. Q20:
    Politician: Our government's Ministry of the Environment issues …Principle – Justify

    The Ministry of Health shouldn't issue health assessments.

21. Q21:
    Farmer: Farming with artificial fertilizers, though more …Flawed Reasoning

    Organic farming must not spread any further if enough food is to be produced.

22. Q22:
    Although severing a motor nerve kills part of the nerve …Most Strongly Supported

    Severed motor nerves can regrow, but slowly.
    * The farther the injury is from the muscle, the longer regeneration takes.
    * Successful regeneration depends on the original nerve sheath guiding the new growth.
    * But that sheath starts breaking down after about three months unless living nerve tissue remains inside it.

23. Q23:
    Male boto dolphins often carry objects such as weeds …Parallel Reasoning

    Carrying objects is likely a mating display.

24. Q24:
    Andy Warhol's *Brillo Boxes* is a stack of boxes …Method of Reasoning

    Appearance doesn't entirely determine whether something is art.

25. Q25:
    Stallworth claims that she supported the proposal to build …Flawed Parallel Reasoning

    Henning did not support the proposal to build a new community center.