Logical Reasoning

PrepTest 118 Section 1 Explanations

PrepTest 118 Section 1 is a Logical Reasoning section with 25 questions. It covers Weaken, Flaw, and Strengthen questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.

Question 1

The obsession of economists with

EasyMain Conclusion

Question 2

Commentator: Many people argue that

Question 3

A reason Larson cannot do

EasyNecessary Assumption

Question 4

Columnist: Analysts argue that as

Question 6

Maria: Popular music is bad

EasyAgree/Disagree

Question 7

An artificial hormone has recently

Question 8

Trust, which cannot be sustained

HardMust be True

Question 9

The use of phrases like

EasyPrinciple-Conform

Question 10

Rachel: Though contemporary artists are

EasyAgree/Disagree

Question 11

The average cost of groceries

EasyParallel Flaw

Question 12

Biologists have noted reproductive abnormalities

Question 13

If the play were successful,

Question 14

Physician: In order to investigate

Question 15

At the request of Grove

Question 16

Literary critic: Often the heirs

Question 17

In practice the government will

EasyMain Conclusion

Question 18

There is evidence to suggest

Question 19

Columnist: Much of North America and

Question 20

Reviewer: Many historians claim, in

Question 21

Although the geological record contains

HardSufficient Assumption

Question 22

When uncontrollable factors such as

HardMust be True

Question 23

For each action we perform,

MediumSufficient Assumption

Question 24

In criminal proceedings, defense attorneys

Question 25

Some visitors to the park

Question 26

Rapid population growth can be

MediumStrengthen