Logical Reasoning

PT11 · S4 · Q14 In the 1960s paranoia

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In the 1960s paranoia was viewed by social scientists as ungrounded fear of powerlessness, and the theme of paranoia as it relates to feelings of powerlessness was dominant in films of that period.

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.

14.

Which one of the following is a conclusion that the statements above, if true, most strongly support?

  1. Correct

    Images of paranoia presented in

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

    90% picked this

  2. Responses to real threats can,

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. The world is becoming more

    Trap

    0% picked this

  4. Paranoia is a condition that

    Trap

    8% picked this

  5. The shift in perception by

    Trap

    1% picked this

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