Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT10 S4 Q15 Explanation

New legislation would require

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Stimulus

New legislation would require a seven-day waiting period in the sale of handguns to private individuals, in order that records of prisons could be checked and the sale of handguns to people likely to hurt other people thereby prevented. People opposed to this legislation claim that prison records are so full many law-abiding citizens as criminals from having access to handguns.

What this question is testing

Principle-Strengthen

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
15.

If the claim made by people opposed to the new legislation is true, which one of the following is a principle that, if established, would do the most

Answer choices

  1. Trap9% picked this

    The rights of law-abiding citizens are more worthy of protection than are the

  2. Correct78% picked this

    Nothing should be done to restrict potential criminals at the cost of placing restrictions

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap7% picked this

    Legislation should not be enacted if no benefit could accrue to society as a result

  4. Trap3% picked this

    No restrictions should be placed on the sale of merchandise unless sale of that merchandise

  5. Trap1% picked this

    Even citizens who are neither fugitives nor felons should not be permitted to own a handgun unless they

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