Logical Reasoning

PT107 · S3 · Q2 Mayor of Otterville, a suburb of

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Mayor of Outerville, a suburb of Center City: Outerville must grow if it is to survive, so, as we have agreed, efforts should be made to attract more residents.

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 argument leads to the conclusion that

  1. the town of Outerville should

    Trap

    14% picked this

  2. Correct

    the train station in Outerville

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    78% picked this

  3. residents of Outerville who are

    Trap

    0% picked this

  4. people who work in Center

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. people who want to live

    Trap

    7% picked this

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