Logical Reasoning

PT118 · S4 · Q15 The cost of a semester’s tuition

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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.

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.

15.

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

  1. Correct

    Faculty salaries at the university

    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.

    75% picked this

  2. The number of courses per

    Trap

    5% picked this

  3. The cost of living in

    Trap

    3% picked this

  4. The university awards new students

    Trap

    16% picked this

  5. The university has turned many

    Trap

    1% picked this

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