Logical Reasoning

PrepTest 106 Section 2 Explanations

PrepTest 106 Section 2 is a Logical Reasoning section with 26 questions. It covers Necessary Assumption, Flaw, and Weaken questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.

Question 1

Critic: People today place an especially

HardNecessary Assumption

Question 2

The law firm of Sutherlin, Pérez,

EasyFlaw

Question 3

Opponents of allowing triple-trailer

EasyWeaken

Question 4

Whittaker: There can be no such

EasyMethod

Question 5

A newly developed light bulb is

EasyStrengthen

Question 6

The Rienzi, a passenger ship, sank

MediumMust be True

Question 7

For every 50 dogs that contract

EasyEvaluate

Question 8

The symptoms of mental disorders

EasyNecessary Assumption

Question 9

The assertion that a later artist

MediumRole

Question 10

The art critic’s response to the

HardMost Supported

Question 11

John works five days each week

MediumNecessary Assumption

Question 12

After several attempts to distract

EasyPrinciple-Strengthen

Question 13

Mature white pines intercept almost

HardMost Supported

Question 14

Advertisement: A leading economist

MediumFlaw

Question 15

Rhonda will see the movie tomorrow

EasyParallel

Question 16

Private industry is trying to attract

MediumNecessary Assumption

Question 17

Using fossil energy more efficiently

HardWeaken

Question 18

Dobson: Some historians claim that

HardFlaw

Question 19

Nearly all mail that is correctly

HardMust be True

Question 20

The report released by the interior

HardParallel Flaw

Question 21

The point at issue between Wirth

MediumAgree/Disagree

Question 22

Wirth: All efforts to identify a gene

HardFlaw

Question 23

Garbage dumps do not harm wildlife.

MediumWeaken

Question 24

Marianne is a professional chess player

EasyPrinciple-Strengthen

Question 25

Marianne is a professional chess player

HardWeaken

Question 26

Smoking in bed has long been the

HardParadox