Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT117 S4 Q4 Explanation

Statistics indicating a sudden increase

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

Statistics indicating a sudden increase in the incidence of a problem often merely reflect a heightened awareness of the problem or a greater ability to record its occurrence. Hence we should be wary of proposals for proposals are a reaction to new statistical data.

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
4.

The argumentation conforms most closely to which one of the

Answer choices

  1. Correct81% picked this

    A better cognizance of a problem does not warrant the undertaking of a radical solution

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap11% picked this

    Attempts to stop the occurrence of a problem should be preceded by a determination that

  3. Trap1% picked this

    Proposals for radical solutions to problems should be based on statistical

  4. Trap5% picked this

    Statistical data should not be manipulated to make a radical solution to a problem seem more justified

  5. Trap2% picked this

    Radical solutions to problems can cause other problems and end up doing more

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