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