Logical Reasoning
PrepTest 112 Section 3 Explanations
PrepTest 112 Section 3 is a Logical Reasoning section with 26 questions. It covers Necessary Assumption, Main Conclusion, and Strengthen questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.
Question 1
Scientists agree that ingesting lead
EasyParadox
Question 2
Several companies will soon offer
MediumWeaken
Question 3
Muscular strength is a limited resource,
HardMain Conclusion
Question 4
Mary: Computers will make more
EasyAgree/Disagree
Question 5
Solicitor: Loux named Zembaty executor
EasyWeaken
Question 6
Government official: A satisfactory way
EasyRole
Question 7
Medical doctor: Sleep deprivation is
EasyStrengthen
Question 8
Essayist: Knowledge has been defined
MediumMethod
Question 9
I agree that Hogan’s actions
EasyMain Conclusion
Question 10
Peter: Because the leaves of
MediumMethod
Question 11
Peter: Because the leaves of
EasyStrengthen
Question 12
Vague laws set vague limits
HardSufficient Assumption
Question 13
While it was once believed
EasyFlaw
Question 14
We learn to use most
HardNecessary Assumption
Question 15
Environmentalists who seek stricter governmental
EasyPrinciple-Conform
Question 16
Herpetologist: Some psychologists attributecomplex
MediumNecessary Assumption
Question 17
The purpose of a general theory
HardMost Supported
Question 18
It is said that people should
HardNecessary Assumption
Question 19
My father likes turnips,
HardParallel Flaw
Question 20
Critic: Although some people claim
HardPrinciple-Strengthen
Question 21
Sandy: I play the Bigbucks
HardFlaw
Question 22
The retail price of decaffeinated
MediumNecessary Assumption
Question 23
A newspaper article on Britain’s
HardMain Conclusion
Question 24
A newspaper article on Britain’s
EasyMethod
Question 25
Anthropologist: All music is based
EasyFlaw
Question 26
Before 1986 physicists believed they
HardStrengthen