Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT11 S2 Q10 Explanation

The labeling of otherwise high-calorie

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Stimulus

The labeling of otherwise high-calorie foods as "sugar-free," based on the replacement of all sugar by artificial sweeteners, should be prohibited by law. Such a prohibition is indicated because many consumers who need to lose weight will interpret the label "sugar-free" as synonymous with "low in calories" and harm themselves by building are well aware of this tendency on the part of consumers.

What this question is testing

Principle-Strengthen

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
10.

Which one of the following principles, if established, most helps to justify the conclusion

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    Product labels that are literally incorrect should be prohibited by law, even if reliance on those labels is not likely

  2. Trap1% picked this

    Product labels that are literally incorrect, but in such an obvious manner that no rational consumer would rely on them, should

  3. Trap1% picked this

    Product labels that are literally correct but cannot be interpreted by the average buyer of the product without expert help

  4. Correct93% picked this

    Product labels that are literally correct but will predictably be misinterpreted by some buyers of the product to their own harm

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap6% picked this

    Product labels that are literally correct, but only on one of two equally accurate interpretations, should be prohibited by law if buyers tend to

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