Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT1 S4 Q9 Explanation

Some people are Montagues

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

Some people are Montagues and some people

No Montague can be crossed

All Capulets can be crossed

Therefore, Capulets are

Anyone who is not a Montague

What this question is testing

Must be True

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
9.

Assume that all of the statements in the passage are true. If it is also true that no Montague is intemperate, then which one of

Answer choices

  1. Trap9% picked this

    The only people who can be crossed in love are

  2. Trap3% picked this

    Anyone who is not a Capulet is

  3. Trap12% picked this

    All intemperate people can be crossed

  4. Trap6% picked this

    All intemperate people are

  5. Correct71% picked this

    All Capulets are

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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