Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT120 S3 Q22 Explanation

If one does not have enough

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

If one does not have enough information to make a well-informed decision, one should not make a decision solely on the basis of the information one does possess. Instead, one should well-informed decision can be made.

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
22.

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

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    Economists should not believe the predictions of an economic model simply because it is based on information about the current economy. Many conflicting models

  2. Trap11% picked this

    When deciding which career to pursue, one needs to consider carefully all of the information one has. One should not choose a career solely

  3. Trap12% picked this

    Though a researcher may know a great deal about a topic, she or he should not assume that all information relevant to the research

  4. Correct76% picked this

    When one wants to buy a reliable car, one should not choose which car to buy just on the inadequate basis of one’s personal

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap0% picked this

    When there is not enough information available to determine the meaning of a line of poetry, one should not form an opinion based on

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