Logical Reasoning

PT11 · S4 · Q4 Cooking teacher: Lima beans generally

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Cooking teacher: Lima beans generally need about an hour of boiling to reach the proper degree of doneness.

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.

4.

If the statements above are true, they most strongly support which one of the following?

  1. Lima beans that are completely

    Trap

    5% picked this

  2. The nutrients that are lost

    Trap

    10% picked this

  3. Large lima beans, even when

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. Correct

    Lima beans that are added

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    83% picked this

  5. From the standpoint of good

    Trap

    2% picked this

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