Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT118 S4 Q15 Explanation

The cost of a semester’s tuition

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

The cost of a semester’s tuition at a certain university is based on the number of courses in which a student enrolls that semester. Although the cost per course at that university has not risen in four years, many of its students who now claim they can no longer afford it.

What this question is testing

Paradox

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
15.

Each of the following, if true, helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy

Answer choices

  1. Correct75% picked this

    Faculty salaries at the university have risen slightly over the past

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap5% picked this

    The number of courses per semester for which full-time students are required to enroll is higher this year than

  3. Trap4% picked this

    The cost of living in the vicinity of the university has risen over the

  4. Trap16% picked this

    The university awards new students a large number of scholarships that are renewed each year for the students

  5. Trap1% picked this

    The university has turned many of its part-time office jobs, for which students had generally been hired,

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