Logical Reasoning

PT107 · S1 · Q24 Automobile-emission standards are

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Automobile-emission standards are enforced through annual inspection.

Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion less likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that look negative but attack a claim the argument never relied on.

Winning move

Find the assumption the argument depends on, then pick the choice that undermines it.

24.

Which one of the following, if true, most strongly indicates that current enforcement of automobile-emission standards might be ineffective in controlling overall pollutant levels?

  1. As an emission-control technology approaches

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. The testing devices used must

    Trap

    8% picked this

  3. Correct

    The adjustments needed to make

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

    86% picked this

  4. Most car owners ask their

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. When emission standards are set,

    Trap

    2% picked this

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