Logical Reasoning

PT106 · S1 · Q14 The axis of Earth’s daily rotation

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The axis of Earth’s daily rotation is tilted with respect to the plane of its orbit at an angle of roughly 23 degrees.

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.

14.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true on the basis of them?

  1. If Mars had a sufficiently

    Trap

    4% picked this

  2. Correct

    If Earth’s Moon were to

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    86% picked this

  3. Any planet with a stable,

    Trap

    6% picked this

  4. Gravitational influences other than moons

    Trap

    4% picked this

  5. No planet that has more

    Trap

    1% picked this

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