Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT106 S3 Q3 Explanation

Birds startled by potential predators

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Birds startled by potential predators generally try to take cover in nearby vegetation. Yet many birds that feed at bird feeders placed in suburban gardens are killed when, thus startled, they fly away from into the windowpanes of nearby houses.

What this question is testing

Paradox

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
3.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the anomalous behavior of the birds that

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    Predator attacks are as likely to occur at bird feeders surrounded by dense vegetation as they are at feeders surrounded

  2. Trap1% picked this

    The bird feeders in some suburban gardens are placed at a considerable distance

  3. Trap0% picked this

    Large birds are as likely s small birds to fly

  4. Trap8% picked this

    Most of the birds startled while feeding at bird feeders placed in suburban gardens are startled by loud

  5. Correct90% picked this

    The windowpanes of many houses clearly reflect

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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