Logical Reasoning

PT12 · S4 · Q3 Insectivorous plans, which unlike other plants

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Insectivorous plants, which unlike other plants have the ability to trap and digest insects, can thrive in soils that are too poor in minerals to support noninsectivorous plants.

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.

3.

The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following hypotheses?

  1. The insects that insectivorous plants

    Trap

    3% picked this

  2. Insectivorous plants thrive only in

    Trap

    0% picked this

  3. The types of minerals required

    Trap

    4% picked this

  4. The number of different environments

    Trap

    10% picked this

  5. Correct

    Insectivorous plants can get some

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    82% picked this

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