Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT10 S4 Q10 Explanation

Decision makers tend to have distinctive styles.

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Stimulus

Decision makers tend to have distinctive styles. One such style is for the decision maker to seek the widest possible input from advisers and to explore alternatives while making up his or her mind. In fact, decision makers of this sort will often argue vigorously for a particular idea, emphasizing its strong real reservations about it are idiosyncratic or are held independently by their advisers.

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
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Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the

Answer choices

  1. Correct51% picked this

    If certain decision makers’ statements are quoted accurately and at length, the content of the quote could nonetheless be greatly at variance

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap24% picked this

    Certain decision makers do not know which ideas they do not really believe in until after they have presented a variety

  3. Trap2% picked this

    If certain decision makers dismiss an idea out of hand, it must be because its weaknesses are more pronounced than any

  4. Trap17% picked this

    Certain decision makers proceed in a way that makes it likely that they will frequently decide in favor of ideas in

  5. Trap5% picked this

    If certain decision makers’ advisers know the actual beliefs of those they advise, those advisers will give better advice than they would if

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