Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT118 S4 Q2 Explanation

A factory spokesperson argued that

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

A factory spokesperson argued that the factory should not be required to clean up the water in the nearby wetlands, maintaining that although wastewater from the factory polluted the wetlands over the past several years, the factory is not to blame for wastewater is handled entirely by an independent contractor.

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
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Which one of the following arguments most closely conforms to the principle underlying the reasoning in

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    A recent survey revealed that over two-thirds of the teachers in the district are permitted to teach classes on subjects in which they have

  2. Correct89% picked this

    I object to the policy of making parents responsible for the offenses of their older adolescent children. After all, these adolescents have minds of

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap8% picked this

    The students are justified in their objection to the reading assignment. Many of the topics concern material that is not covered in class, and

  4. Trap1% picked this

    The most recent appointee to the prize committee should not be permitted to participate in the selection of this year’s winner. Unlike each of

  5. Trap1% picked this

    Despite all the publicity, I am skeptical of the politician’s claims of having just returned from the remote village. Just two days ago a

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