Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT11 S4 Q4 Explanation

Cooking teacher: Lima beans generally

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Stimulus

Cooking teacher: Lima beans generally need about an hour of boiling to reach the proper degree of doneness. The precise amount of time it takes depends on size: larger beans require a longer cooking time than smaller beans do. It is important that lima beans not be overcooked since overcooking also be avoided, since undercooked beans cannot be completely digested.

What this question is testing

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

Answer choices

  1. Trap5% picked this

    Lima beans that are completely digestible have lost many of their

  2. Trap9% picked this

    The nutrients that are lost when lima beans are overcooked are the same as those that the body fails to assimilate when

  3. Trap1% picked this

    Large lima beans, even when fully cooked, are more difficult to digest than

  4. Correct84% picked this

    Lima beans that are added to the pot together should be as close to the same size as possible if they are

    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.

  5. Trap2% picked this

    From the standpoint of good nutrition, it is better to overcook than to

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