Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT105 S4 Q25 Explanation

Some residents of Midville claim

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Stimulus

Some residents of Midville claim that Midville is generally more expensive to live in than nearby towns are, but these people are mistaken. They focus on Midville's relatively high tax rate while ignoring the services paid for by their taxes. Only Midville provides residents with trash removal, rent- and mortgage-assistance programs, and removal, and housing and transportation costs are high in comparison to Midville.

What this question is testing

Main Conclusion

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
25.

Which one of the following is the main point of

Answer choices

  1. Correct86% picked this

    Midville is generally no more expensive to live in than nearby

    Why this is right

    This matches the meaning of our rephrased conclusion, capturing the main point the author is arguing.

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

  2. Opposing Idea2% picked this

    Some of the residents of Midville consider their taxes to be

    This answer repeats a claim the author acknowledges about some residents, but the author is countering this view and saying that these residents fail to consider the value they're getting for those taxes.

  3. Inference-Bait5% picked this

    Services funded by a municipality are generally less expensive than those services would be

    This answer suggests a general point about services funded by a municipality, which might be implied, but it's not the explicit main conclusion of the argument.

  4. Premise7% picked this

    Some residents of Midville are unaware of many of the services

    This answer repeats the observation that some residents are unaware of the services Midville provides, but this is not the main conclusion of the argument.

  5. Inference-Bait / Too Strong: most, all0% picked this

    Most of the residents of Midville make use of all of the services

    This answer suggests an inference that might be derived from the argument but is not explicitly stated. The argument doesn't discuss the proportion of residents making use of all services. This doesn't resemble the conclusion and is also a very strong claim that is never conveyed.

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