Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT120 S3 Q5 Explanation

Azadeh: The recent increase in

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Stimulus

Azadeh: The recent increase in the amount of organically produced food indicates that consumers are taking a greater interest in the environment. Thus, for a healthier planet.

Ben: No, Azadeh, if you interviewed people who buy organic produce, you’d see that they’re actually as selfish as everyone else, since they’re about their own health.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

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
5.

Azadeh’s and Ben’s statements provide the most support for holding that they

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    it is likely that a healthy planet can be maintained if most people continue in

  2. Trap0% picked this

    people can become healthier by increasing their consumption of

  3. Trap2% picked this

    people ought to be more concerned about the environment than they

  4. Correct97% picked this

    the rise in organic food production shows people to have a greater concern for the environment

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap0% picked this

    people can be persuaded to have a greater concern for the environment than

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