PrepTest 156 Section 2

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

1. Q1:
   When primatologist Akira Suzuki began …Most Strongly Supported

   In the 1950s, Suzuki noticed that the snow monkeys often left the mountains to eat in the apple orchards.

2. Q2:
   Body temperature can be estimated by the relative …Weaken

   Dinosaurs were probably warm-blooded.

3. Q3:
   A recent study found that, surprisingly, the risk of …Paradox

   The risk of serious injuries is higher in industries that are monitored by government safety inspectors than ones that aren't.

4. Q4:
   Business writer: Although the demand for Corinne …Role in Argument

   It would be a mistake to increase the supply of the watches.

5. Q5:
   Zobel: Peterson's analytic concepts are wrong and …Flawed Reasoning

   Peterson's analytic concepts are wrong and should be rejected.

6. Q6:
   Some psychologists claim that empathic responses are forms of …Weaken

   Children's behavior can't be considered moral.

7. Q7:
   Mr Xu: The arctic squirrel gets so cold while …Method of Reasoning
8. Q8:
   Historian: A democracy's citizens must know some history if the …Necessary Assumption

   Popular historical awareness is inevitably distorted.

9. Q9:
   Editorialist: Evidence shows that restrictions on tobacco advertising …Flawed Reasoning

   Restrictions on tobacco ads caused the decline in adult smoking.

10. Q10:
    Medical researcher: Studies in North America have shown that …Paradox

    High fat consumption is linked to heart disease, but France has high fat consumption and low heart disease.

11. Q11:
    Professor Williams: Professor Thomas's report characterizes …Flawed Reasoning

    Thomas' criticism of York shouldn't be trusted.

12. Q12:
    Politician: Tightening air quality standards that regulate …Principle – Justify

    Air quality standards should not be raised.

13. Q13:
    Santayana recommends that we study history to avoid the …Identify the Conclusion

    We shouldn't try to avoid past mistakes by studying history.

14. Q14:
    When polar ice caps grow (during ice ages, for example), lighter …Most Strongly Supported

    When ice caps grow, heavy oxygen in the ocean increases, and marine organisms absorb it.

15. Q15:
    People would not follow a leader if they felt that there was nothing …Flawed Parallel Reasoning

    Incompetent or evil leaders still bring some good to their supporters.

16. Q16:
    A recent study found that small rats were approximately twice …Miscellaneous

    Small rats are 2x as likely to suffer from heart problems as average sized rats.

17. Q17:
    To measure a small boat hull accurately, it is necessary to …Must Be True

    To measure a small boat hull, you have to level it before establishing a baseline, using a line level.

18. Q18:
    Dapolito: The city council recently passed a rent-control ordinance …Sufficient Assumption

    The city council's goal isn't to protect the quality and availability of local rentals.

19. Q19:
    Geologist: As a spinning object's radius decreases, its rate of rotation …Weaken

    The geologist’s explanation of variations in Earth’s rotation is correct.

20. Q20:
    Economist: When national governments dispense funds to local governments …Principle – Application

    Government funding of these projects is likely wasteful.

21. Q21:
    Philosopher: For some kinds of art, there is truth to the adage …Flawed Reasoning

    There are no valid objective standards for judging artistic value.

22. Q22:
    Researcher: Experiences that are accompanied by increased secretions …Weaken

    Frightening experiences are remembered more clearly than non-frightening ones.

23. Q23:
    When a resource's price reflects its full cost to society …Sufficient Assumption

    Sound management of a resource requires its price to reflect environmental harm.

24. Q24:
    Researcher: Several chemical compounds found in soybeans …Weaken – EXCEPT

    Several compounds in soybeans are effective for preventing cancer in humans.

25. Q25:
    According to the Newtonian theory of gravity …Sufficient Assumption

    You don’t need to know what the Sun and planets are made of to calculate their orbit.