Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT112 S3 Q6 Explanation

Government official: A satisfactory way

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Stimulus

Government official: A satisfactory way of eliminating chronic food shortages in our country is not easily achievable. Direct aid from other countries in the form of food shipments tends to undermine our prospects for long-term agricultural self-sufficiency. If external sources of food are delivered effectively by external institutions, local food producers and would drive the price of food beyond the reach of most of our citizens.

What this question is testing

Role

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.

The claim that foreign capital funneled into the economy would cause inflation plays which one of the following roles in

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    It supports the claim that the official’s country must someday be

  2. Correct84% picked this

    It supports the claim that there is no easy solution to the problem of chronic food shortages

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap2% picked this

    It is supported by the claim that the official’s country must someday

  4. Trap7% picked this

    It supports the claim that donations of food from other countries will not end the chronic food shortages

  5. Trap3% picked this

    It is supported by the claim that food producers and suppliers in the official’s country may be forced out of business by

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