Logical Reasoning
PrepTest 118 Section 3 Explanations
PrepTest 118 Section 3 is a Logical Reasoning section with 25 questions. It covers Flaw, Necessary Assumption, and Principle-Conform questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.
Question 1
Yuriko: Our city’s campaign to
EasyMethod
Question 2
The process by which nylon
EasyWeaken
Question 3
John: It was wrong of
EasyPrinciple-Conform
Question 4
Psychiatrist: Take any visceral emotion
EasySufficient Assumption
Question 5
Cigarette companies claim that manufacturing
MediumParadox
Question 6
Editorial: The premier’s economic advisor
EasyFlaw
Question 7
Figorian Wildlife Commission: The development
EasyNecessary Assumption
Question 8
Figorian Wildlife Commission: The development
MediumPrinciple-Strengthen
Question 9
High blood cholesterol levels are
MediumStrengthen
Question 10
Every moral theory developed in
HardMost Supported
Question 11
Biologist: Humans have five fingers
HardStrengthen
Question 12
Surrealist: Many artists mistakenly think
MediumMain Conclusion
Question 13
Harrold Foods is attempting to
HardFlaw
Question 14
Theoretically, analog systems are superior
EasyMost Supported
Question 15
Psychologist: Doctors should never prescribe
MediumFlaw
Question 16
Numerous paintings and engravings representing
EasyNecessary Assumption
Question 17
An antidote for chicken pox
MediumParadox
Question 18
The tendency toward overspecialization in
MediumPrinciple-Conform
Question 19
Editorial: Medical schools spend one
HardNecessary Assumption
Question 20
Dana: It is wrong to
HardAgree/Disagree
Question 21
Experimental psychology requires the application
HardParallel Flaw
Question 22
In 1988 the government of Country X
HardMust be True
Question 23
Some vegetarians have argued that
MediumRole
Question 24
The increasing complexity of scientific
HardMust be True
Question 25
Helena: Extroversion, or sociability, is
HardFlaw