Logical Reasoning

PrepTest 102 Section 4 Explanations

PrepTest 102 Section 4 is a Logical Reasoning section with 26 questions. It covers Weaken, Flaw, and Must be False questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.

Question 1

Taxpayer: For the last ten years,

MediumMain Conclusion

Question 2

Twenty professional income-tax

EasyMust be True

Question 3

The manager of a nuclear power

EasyWeaken

Question 4

Columnist: The country is presently

EasyFlaw

Question 5

If the ivory trade continues, experts

EasyPrinciple-Strengthen

Question 6

The male sage grouse has air sacs

EasyStrengthen

Question 7

Consumers will be hurt by the new

HardStrengthen

Question 8

Knowledge of an ancient language

EasyFlaw

Question 9

The conclusion drawn depends on

MediumNecessary Assumption

Question 10

The Board of Trustees

EasyWeaken

Question 11

Taken together, some 2,000 stocks

HardWeaken

Question 12

The school principal insisted that

MediumParallel Flaw

Question 13

Unlike other primroses, self-pollinating

HardParadox

Question 14

We have a moral obligation not

MediumPrinciple-Conform

Question 15

The southern half of a certain

HardMust be False

Question 16

Essayist: Wisdom and intelligence

HardMust be False

Question 17

Concerned citizen: The mayor, an

HardFlaw

Question 18

Obviously, we cannot in any real

MediumSufficient Assumption

Question 19

Inez: In these poor economic times,

EasyMethod

Question 20

In some ill-considered popularizations

EasyParallel

Question 21

Paul responds to Sarah’s argument

EasyMethod

Question 22

The main point at issue between

MediumAgree/Disagree

Question 23

Only computer scientists understand

HardFlaw

Question 24

Sociologist: Research shows, contrary

HardWeaken

Question 25

The dwarf masked owl, a rare

HardNecessary Assumption

Question 26

At night, a flock of crows will

HardMust be False