Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT112 S1 Q17 Explanation

The best way to write

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

The best way to write a good detective story is to work backward from the crime. The writer should first decide what the crime is and who the perpetrator is, and and clues based on those decisions.

What this question is testing

Principle-Conform

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
17.

Which one of the following illustrates a principle most similar to that illustrated

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    When planning a trip, some people first decide where they want to go and then plan accordingly, but, for most of us, much financial

  2. Trap7% picked this

    In planting a vegetable garden, you should prepare the soil first, and then decide what kinds

  3. Trap1% picked this

    Good architects do not extemporaneously construct their plans in the course of an afternoon; an architectural design cannot be divorced from the

  4. Trap1% picked this

    In solving mathematical problems, the best method is to try out as many strategies as possible in the time allotted. This is particularly effective

  5. Correct87% picked this

    To make a great tennis shot, you should visualize where you want the shot to go. Then you can determine the position you need

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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