Logical Reasoning
PrepTest 159 Section 3
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:
Critic: While the political message in this short story …Principle Justify
The political message should not have been included in the story.
- Q2:
Entertainment reporter: Unlike most major motion pictures …Necessary Assumption
Escapade 2's distributors chose to avoid doing anything that could reduce interest in the movie.
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- Q4:
Toy manufacturer: Our competitors argue that we should withdraw …Flawed Reasoning
The competitor's argument doesn't merit serious attention.
- Q5:
Researcher: Some scholars maintain that the first government …Sufficient Assumption
The scholars who claim Massachusetts was the first government after China to issue paper currency are incorrect.
- Q6:
A tiny crab that lives 550 meters below the surface …Weaken
The crab probably hunts bioluminescent prey.
- Q7:
Last year a local advertising agency produced many of its television …Paradox
The ads from this agency had improper sound and some viewers even complained.
- Q8:
Sinking large, obsolete pieces of equipment in coral areas …Role in Argument
The practice might be bad ecologically even if it provides habitats for marine life.
- Q9:
Having cameras at traffic intersections to automatically ticket …Weaken
Red-light cameras don't make intersections safer.
- Q10:
For years, Glenville had the highest apartment rents in the …Flawed Parallel Reasoning
Renting an apartment in Glenville is cheaper now than it was before.
- Q11:
The crocodiles of Lake Victoria, in East Africa, sometimes attack …Paradox
The number of humans attacked by crocodiles has increased significantly, even though the number of crocodiles and food availability has stayed the same.
- Q12:
When the annual period of daylight saving time begins …Strengthen
Sleep deprivation probably causes the rise in accidents the day after daylight savings.
- Q13:
Every human's brain contains a mental representation of the …Identify the Conclusion
The brain's representation of the world necessarily leaves out many details.
- Q14:
Generally, open discussion of a false and pernicious idea …Principle
Certain misconceptions can become more popular, not less, when they are openly discussed.
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- Q16:
Some have argued that once it becomes necessary for us to think …Role in Argument
The suggested criterion for ascribing beliefs and desires to computers is flawed.
- Q17:
Manufacturer: If our biggest competitor were to go out of business …Sufficient Assumption
Our biggest competitor must stay in business for us to stay in business.
- Q18:
Jack's dog howls whenever a train goes by …Parallel Reasoning
Jack's dog sometimes howls while he's washing it.
- Q19:
When plants are growing quickly, they take more carbon dioxide …Most Strongly Supported
Fast growth makes plants a net carbon sink.
- Q20:
Essayist: Since ancient times humans have relied on myths …Identify the Conclusion
Science falls short of complete truth.
- Q21:
Sodium nitrate is frequently added to sausages to make them pink …Flawed Reasoning
Sodium nitrate should never be added to sausages.
- Q22:
For a zoo to make a valuable contribution to the community …Must Be True
If a zoo makes a valuable contribution, it must be well run.
- Q23:
Principal: All of our school's rural students participate …Flawed Reasoning
Some participants in extracurriculars are rural and some are urban.
- Q24:
Principle: An author of an article that has appeared in a magazine …Principle – Application
- Q25:
Paleontologist: Most biologists accept that birds evolved from …Flawed Reasoning
The reasoning of the biologists who reject the theory is misguided.
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