Logical Reasoning

PT114 · S1 · Q4 An anthropologist hypothesized that a

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An anthropologist hypothesized that a certain medicinal powder contained a significant amount of the deadly toxin T. When the test she performed for the presence of toxin T was negative, the anthropologist did not report the results.

Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion more likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that are consistent with the argument but add no real support, or that strengthen a claim the argument doesn't make.

Winning move

Locate the gap between evidence and conclusion, then pick the choice that closes it.

4.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the anthropologist's counterargument?

  1. The anthropologist had evidence from

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. The activity level of toxin

    Trap

    0% picked this

  3. Correct

    When it is put into

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

    97% picked this

  4. A fresh batch of powder

    Trap

    0% picked this

  5. The type of analysis used

    Trap

    1% picked this

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