Logical Reasoning

PT11 · S2 · Q6 Cigarette smoking has been shown

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Cigarette smoking has been shown to be a health hazard; therefore, governments should ban all advertisements that promote smoking.

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.

6.

Which one of the following principles, if established, most strongly supports the argument?

  1. Advertisements should not be allowed

    Trap

    41% picked this

  2. Advertisers should not make misleading

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. Advertisements should disclose the health

    Trap

    0% picked this

  4. All products should conform to

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. Correct

    Advertisements should promote only healthful

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    57% picked this

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