Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT1 S4 Q17 Explanation

A recent survey of brand preferences

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

A recent survey of brand preferences showed that R-Bar Beans are considered the best of all brands among all age groups, leading both Texas T Beans and Aunt Sally’s Beans by a wide margin. However, the national sales figures show that Texas more cans of beans last year than did R-Bar.

What this question is testing

Paradox

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
17.

Each of the following would, by itself, help to resolve the apparent paradox described in

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    Texas T Beans and Aunt Sally’s Beans are each much less expensive

  2. Correct79% picked this

    Some of the surveyed age groups showed more of a preference for R-Bar Beans

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap7% picked this

    The survey was carried out only in the small geographic area where R-Bar distributes its

  4. Trap6% picked this

    Most food stores refuse to carry R-Bar Beans because the manufacturer demands that R-Bar Beans

  5. Trap5% picked this

    R-Bar Beans were only introduced to the market three months prior to the calculation of sales figures, while Texas T Beans and Aunt Sally’s

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