Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT118 S4 Q23 Explanation

Agricultural economist: Over the past several

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Stimulus

Agricultural economist: Over the past several years, increases in worldwide grain production have virtually ceased. Further increases will be extremely difficult; most usable farmland is already being farmed with near-maximal efficiency. But worldwide demand for grain has been increasing Hence, a severe worldwide grain shortage is likely.

What this question is testing

Role

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
23.

Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the agricultural economist’s argument by the claim that further increases in worldwide grain

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    It is one of the two conclusions drawn by the agricultural economist, neither of which is used to

  2. Trap6% picked this

    It is a description of a phenomenon, a causal explanation of which is the main

  3. Trap2% picked this

    It is the only premise offered in support of the argument’s

  4. Trap9% picked this

    It is a prediction for which the agricultural economist’s first claim is offered as

  5. Correct81% picked this

    It is an intermediate conclusion that is presented as evidence for the

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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