Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT113 S4 Q24 Explanation

Robert: Speed limits on residential

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Stimulus

Robert: Speed limits on residential streets in Crownsbury are routinely ignored by drivers. People crossing those streets are endangered by speeding drivers, yet the city does not have enough police officers to patrol every street. So the city should install presence on residential streets to slow down traffic.

Sheila: That is a bad idea. People who are driving too fast can easily lose control of their hit a speed bump.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
24.

The relationship of Sheila’s statement to Robert’s argument is that

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    raises the objection that the problem with which Robert is concerned may not be as serious as he

  2. Correct96% picked this

    argues that the solution Robert advocates is likely to have undesirable side effects

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap1% picked this

    defends an alternative course of action as more desirable than the one

  4. Trap1% picked this

    concedes that the solution advocated by Robert would be effective, but insists that the reasons for this are

  5. Trap1% picked this

    charges that Robert’s proposal would have no net effect on the

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