Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT105 S2 Q8 Explanation

Millions of female bats rear their

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Stimulus

Millions of female bats rear their pups in Bracken Cave. Although the mothers all leave the cave nightly, on their return each mother is almost always swiftly reunited with her own pup. Since the bats’ calls are their only means of finding one another, and a bat pup cannot distinguish the call clear that each mother bat can recognize the call of her pup.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
8.

The argument seeks to do which one of

Answer choices

  1. Trap11% picked this

    derive a general conclusion about all members of a group from facts known about representative

  2. Correct74% picked this

    establish the validity of one explanation for a phenomenon by excluding

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap11% picked this

    support, by describing a suitable mechanism, the hypothesis that a certain

  4. Trap1% picked this

    conclude that members of two groups are likely to share a certain ability because of

  5. Trap2% picked this

    demonstrate that a general rule applies in a

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