Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT116 S2 Q19 Explanation

Marc: The fact that the

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Stimulus

Marc: The fact that the people of our country look back on the past with a great deal of nostalgia the recent revolution.

Robert: They are not nostalgic for the recent past, but for the distant past, which the prerevolutionary regime despised; this indicates that although they not regret the revolution.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

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
19.

Their dialogue provides the most support for the claim that Marc and Robert agree that the people

Answer choices

  1. Trap5% picked this

    tend to underrate past problems when the country faces

  2. Trap9% picked this

    are looking to the past for solutions to the country’s

  3. Trap1% picked this

    are likely to repeat former mistakes if they look to the country’s past for solutions

  4. Correct77% picked this

    are concerned about the country’s current situation and this is evidenced

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap8% picked this

    tend to be most nostalgic for the things that are the farthest

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