Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT102 S2 Q21 Explanation

If this parking policy is unpopular

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

If this parking policy is unpopular with the faculty, then we should modify it. If it is unpopular among students, we should adopt a new policy. And, it is with the faculty or among students.

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
21.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must

Answer choices

  1. Out of Scope: should popularize15% picked this

    We should attempt to popularize this parking policy among either the

    The only normative language we can derive from these statements is "should modify" or "should adopt a new one".

  2. Out of Scope20% picked this

    We should modify this parking policy only if this will not reduce its

    Out of Scope: reduced popularity Relative vs. Absolute We're discussing unpopular in a binary, absolute way: it is or isn't unpopular. There's no sliding scale of more / less popular anywhere in these facts.

  3. Out of Scope9% picked this

    We should modify this parking policy if modification will not reduce its popularity

    Out of Scope: reduced popularity Relative vs. Absolute We're discussing unpopular in a binary, absolute way: it is or isn't unpopular. There's no sliding scale of more / less popular anywhere in these facts.

  4. Opposite Trigger2% picked this

    If the parking policy is popular among students, then we should adopt

    This is similar to the rule we have in the 2nd sentence, except it flips the trigger. Statements: unpopular w/ students ? should adopt new This answer: popular w/ students ? should adopt new

  5. Correct54% picked this

    If this parking policy is popular with the faculty, then we should adopt

    Why this is right

    If the parking policy is popular with the faculty, then it is unpopular with the students, since were told that it's bound to be unpopular with one or the other. If it's unpopular with the students, we should adopt a new policy (according to 2nd sentence). So we can derive this answer: Popular Unpopular Should adopt with faculty ? with students ? new policy

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

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