Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT11 S4 Q1 Explanation

Megatrash Co., the country’s largest waste-disposal

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Megatrash Co., the country’s largest waste-disposal company, has been sued by environmental groups who have accused the firm of negligent handling of hazardous waste. The fines and legal fees that have resulted from the legal attacks against Megatrash have cost the company substantial amounts of money. Surprisingly, in number, the company has grown stronger and more profitable.

What this question is testing

Paradox

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
1.

Which one of the following, if true, does the most to resolve

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    Although waste-disposal firms merely handle but do not generate toxic waste, these firms have been held legally responsible for environmental

  2. Trap1% picked this

    Megatrash has made substantial contributions to environmental causes, as have other

  3. Trap1% picked this

    Some of the judgments against Megatrash have legally barred it from entering the more profitable areas

  4. Correct97% picked this

    The example of Megatrash’s legal entanglements has driven most of the company’s competitors from the field and deterred

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap1% picked this

    In cases in which Megatrash has been acquitted of charges of negligence, the company has paid more in legal fees than it would have

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