Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT117 S3 Q3 Explanation

Chairperson: The board of directors of

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

Chairperson: The board of directors of our corporation should not allow the incentives being offered by two foreign governments to entice us to expand our operations into their countries without further consideration of the issue. Although there is an opportunity to there, neither of these countries is politically stable.

What this question is testing

Principle-Conform

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
3.

The chairperson’s reasoning most closely conforms to which one of the

Answer choices

  1. Trap11% picked this

    A corporation should never expand operations into countries that are

  2. Trap0% picked this

    Corporations should expand operations into countries when there is a chance

  3. Trap5% picked this

    Political stability is the most important consideration in deciding whether to expand operations

  4. Correct81% picked this

    Corporations should always be cautious about expanding operations into politically

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap2% picked this

    Boards of directors should always disregard governmental incentives when considering where to

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