Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT119 S3 Q12 Explanation

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

Our computer experts are asked from time to time to allocate funds for new hardware and software for our company. Unfortunately, these experts favor cutting-edge technologies, because that is what excites them, despite the fact that such experimental technologies and thus are not the most profitable investments.

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
12.

Of the following, which one conforms most closely to the principle illustrated by the

Answer choices

  1. Trap6% picked this

    When senior executives choose to promote junior executives, they tend to favor those who share their professional interests, not those who

  2. Trap5% picked this

    When supermarkets choose foods, they choose the kinds that can be sold for the most profit, not the kinds of foods that

  3. Correct82% picked this

    When librarians choose books for the library, they choose the kinds that they enjoy reading, not the kinds of books that serve

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap3% picked this

    When students choose courses, they choose those that require the least amount of work, not those in which

  5. Trap4% picked this

    When television executives choose programs to air, they choose the ones with the most sex and violence because that is what viewers want, not

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