Logical Reasoning

PT11 · S2 · Q12 In the Centerville Botanical Gardens

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In the Centerville Botanical Gardens, all tulip trees are older than any maples.

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.

12.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true of trees in the Centerville Botanical Gardens?

  1. Some dogwoods are as old

    Trap

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  2. Some dogwoods are as old

    Trap

    10% picked this

  3. Some sycamores are not as

    Trap

    20% picked this

  4. Some tulip trees are not

    Trap

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  5. Correct

    Some sycamores are not as

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    65% picked this

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