Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT1 S3 Q20 Explanation

Most people in the United States

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Stimulus

Most people in the United States view neither big nor small business as particularly efficient or dynamic and regard both as providing consumers with fairly priced goods and services. However, most people consistently perceive small business as a force for good as socially responsible only in times of prosperity.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
20.

The statements above, if true, would provide the strongest support for which one of

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    Most people in the United States give little thought to the value of

  2. Trap4% picked this

    If big business were more efficient, it would be perceived more favorably by

  3. Trap2% picked this

    If small business were regarded as being more dynamic, it, too, would receive strongly favorable ratings only in

  4. Trap24% picked this

    Even if people did not regard big business as providing consumers with value for their money, they would still regard it as socially

  5. Correct69% picked this

    Many people in the United States regard the social responsibility of big business as extending beyond providing consumers with

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

    Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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