Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT11 S2 Q7 Explanation

Every adult male woolly monkey

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

Every adult male woolly monkey is larger than even the largest female woolly monkey. In colonies of woolly monkeys, dominate any female.

What this question is testing

Must be True

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
7.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must on the basis of them be true of

Answer choices

  1. Trap8% picked this

    Size is the primary determinant of relations of dominance among

  2. Trap7% picked this

    Some large adolescent male woolly monkeys dominate some smaller females of

  3. Trap19% picked this

    If a male woolly monkey is larger than a female of the species, that male

  4. Correct66% picked this

    If a female woolly monkey dominates a male of the species, the dominated male monkey

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap0% picked this

    An adult male woolly monkey can dominate a female of the species only if that female

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