Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT11 S2 Q8 Explanation

S: Our nation is becoming

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Stimulus

S: Our nation is becoming too averse to risk. We boycott any food reported to contain a toxic chemical, even though the risk, as a mathematical ratio, might be would never have sailed west.

T: A risk-taker in one context can be risk-averse in another: the same person can drive recklessly, but food not grown organically.

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
8.

T responds to S by showing

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    a distinction should be made between avoidable and

  2. Correct90% picked this

    to risk cannot be reliably assessed without reference

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap1% picked this

    there is confusion about risk in the minds of many members

  4. Trap0% picked this

    mathematical odds concerning risk give an unwarranted impression

  5. Trap6% picked this

    risk cannot be defined in relation to perceived

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