Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT110 S2 Q18 Explanation

Editorialist: The positions advanced by

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Stimulus

Editorialist: The positions advanced by radical environmentalists often contain hypotheses that are false and proposals that are economically infeasible. But there is a positive role to be played even by extremists, for the social and political inertia that attends environmental issues is so stubborn that even small areas of progress disaster, however untenable the reasons for those fears may be.

What this question is testing

Main Conclusion

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
18.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of

Answer choices

  1. Trap5% picked this

    The little progress that has been made in improving the environment is mainly due to the fear

  2. Correct73% picked this

    Radical environmentalists, by promoting their views, stimulate progress on

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap7% picked this

    Social and political inertia is most effectively overcome by an extremely fearful populace, regardless of whether

  4. Trap12% picked this

    Radical environmentalists often put forth untenable positions in order to produce the fear that is required to

  5. Trap3% picked this

    Radical environmentalists advocate positions without regard for factual support or

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