Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT11 S4 Q6 Explanation

Large quantities of lead dust

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TopicsPrinciple-Strengthen

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Stimulus

Large quantities of lead dust can be released during renovations in houses with walls painted with lead‐based paint. Because the dust puts occupants at high risk of lead poisoning, such renovations should be done only in unoccupied houses by contractors who are experienced in removing all traces of lead from houses and information to homeowners on how to reduce the risk of lead poisoning associated with do‐it‐yourself renovation.

What this question is testing

Principle-Strengthen

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
6.

Which one of the following principles most helps to justify the passage’s recommendation

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    Potentially dangerous jobs should always be left to those who have the training and experience to perform them safely,

  2. Correct95% picked this

    If people refuse to change their behavior even when warned that they are jeopardizing their health, information that enables them to minimize the risks

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap3% picked this

    A journal for homeowners should provide its readers with information on do-it-yourself projects only if such projects do

  4. Trap1% picked this

    No one should be encouraged to perform a potentially dangerous procedure if doing so could place any

  5. Trap0% picked this

    People who are willing to do work themselves be discouraged from

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