Logical Reasoning

PT121 · S1 · Q11 Students asked by a psychologist

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Students asked by a psychologist to tell a lie before discussion groups vastly overestimated how many people in the discussion groups could tell they were lying.

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.

11.

Which one of the following is best illustrated by the statements above?

  1. People tend to be far

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. People tend not to notice

    Trap

    3% picked this

  3. We are actually less observant

    Trap

    7% picked this

  4. People will notice the appearance

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. Correct

    People tend to believe their

    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.

    88% picked this

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