Logical Reasoning

PT107 · S3 · Q21 A study of the difference in earnings

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A study of the difference in earnings between men and women in the country of Naota found that the average annual earnings of women who are employed full time is 80 percent of the average annual earnings of men who are employed full time.

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.

21.

Which one of the following, if also established by research, most helps explain the apparent discrepancy between the research results described above?

  1. In Naota, the difference between

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. In Naota, the average annual

    Trap

    3% picked this

  3. In Naota, a growing proportion

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    7% picked this

  4. Correct

    In Naota, a larger proportion

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    86% picked this

  5. In ten other countries where

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    2% picked this

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