Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT107 S4 Q12 Explanation

Editorialist: Drivers with a large

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Stimulus

Editorialist: Drivers with a large number of demerit points who additionally have been convicted of a serious driving-related offense should either be sentenced to jail or be forced to receive driver re-education, since to do otherwise would be to allow a crime to go unpunished. Only if such drivers are likely to to make drivers with a large number of demerit points more responsible drivers.

What this question is testing

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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
12.

If the editorialist’s statements are true, they provide the most support for which one

Answer choices

  1. Correct80% picked this

    Drivers with a large number of demerit points who have been convicted of a serious driving-related offense should

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap4% picked this

    Driver re-education offers the best chance of making drivers with a large number of demerit

  3. Trap9% picked this

    Driver re-education is not harsh enough punishment for anyone convicted of a serious driving-related offense who has also accumulated a

  4. Trap4% picked this

    Driver re-education should not be recommended for those who have committed no

  5. Trap3% picked this

    Drivers with a large number of demerit points but no conviction for a serious driving-related offense should receive

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