PrepTest 158 Section 2

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

1. Q1:
   Many people who simply enjoy listening to popular music …Identify the Conclusion

   Pop music isn't just for entertainment; it also serves religious and political purposes.

2. Q2:
   Council president: Councilmember Smith has proposed …Flawed Reasoning

   Smith's ordinance should be disregarded.

3. Q3:
   Bovine remains found in a certain region of Africa date back to …Necessary Assumption

   The bovines were domesticated and the people were not exclusively hunter-gatherers.

4. Q4:
   Cerrato: Economists argue both that the higher turnover …Complete the Argument
5. Q5:
   On the plains where it lives, an individual zebra …Paradox

   Zebras' stripes make them very visible to their predators (lions) yet they still seem to survive.

6. Q6:
   Dark honey tends to have a higher antioxidant content …Most Strongly Supported

   Dark honey usually has more antioxidants than light honey.

7. Q7:
   Researcher: In a recent study of elementary school computers …Weaken

   School computers put children at the same risk of stress injuries as office workers.

8. Q8:
   Sociologist: Some anthropologists claim that …Complete the Argument
9. Q9:
   Scholar: The purpose of a law is to deter certain actions …Role in Argument

   A successful legal system only bans truly intolerable behavior.

10. Q10:
    Historian: In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries …Flawed Reasoning

    Swahili culture was influenced by Oromo culture.

11. Q11:
    The chorus in a play, like a narrator in a novel …Necessary Assumption

    A chorus in a play is not equivalent to a narrator in a novel.

12. Q12:
    Some of the rare pygmy bears should be moved …Principle – Justify

    We should move some of the bears to the neighboring island.

13. Q13:
    The widespread use of encryption software …Identify the Conclusion

    Encryption will basically cause the writing of biographical history to end.

14. Q14:
    Unlike stars, planets do not generate light …Flawed Reasoning

    There are objects in the galaxy that generate light but are not stars.

15. Q15:
    Psychologist: We measured the "cognitive plasticity" …Strengthen

    First-borns are usually less adventurous than their siblings.

16. Q16:
    Historians have found that significant intellectual …Paradox

    Intellectual advances usually happen in places with stable politics, but the opposite was true in ancient Athens.

17. Q17:
    To establish a human colony on Mars would …Necessary Assumption

    Colonizing Mars is not economically feasible.

18. Q18:
    Records reveal that of physical therapy patients who …Flawed Reasoning

    Your chances of major improvement are the same whether you see a specialist or a GP.

19. Q19:
    The differences in distance from Earth between the stars …Necessary Assumption

    We can determine the relationship between a star's brightness and other characteristics by studying other stars in the same galaxy.

20. Q20:
    A research psychologist used a personality test to …Paradox – EXCEPT

    Repressors ignore negative emotions, while sensitizers feel them.

21. Q21:
    A geologist recently claimed to have discovered …Weaken

    Nanobes are probably not living things.

22. Q22:
    Devan has never bothered to be kind to me …Flawed Parallel Reasoning

    Devan is my enemy.

23. Q23:
    Journalist: Drivers of sport utility vehicles correctly …Principle

    If strong cancer cures are developed, people will likely engage more in risky behaviors.

24. Q24:
    Filmmaker: Many people feel that independent films …Sufficient Assumption

    Most independent films don't have absolute artistic integrity.

25. Q25:
    If you complete 24 graduate credits and a thesis …Parallel Reasoning

    Roger hasn't finished his thesis.