Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT11 S2 Q20 Explanation

A recent report on an environmental

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Stimulus

A recent report on an environmental improvement program was criticized for focusing solely on pragmatic solutions to the large number of significant problems that plague the program instead of seriously trying to produce a coherent vision for the future of the program. In response the report's authors granted that the critics had get such funding the program first needed to regain a reputation for competence.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
20.

The basic position taken by the report’s authors on the criticism leveled against the

Answer choices

  1. Correct78% picked this

    addressing the critics’ concern now would

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap1% picked this

    the critics’ motives are

  3. Trap14% picked this

    the notion of a coherent vision would be inappropriate to a program of the

  4. Trap1% picked this

    the authors of the report are more knowledgeable than

  5. Trap6% picked this

    giving the report a single focus is less desirable than the

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