Logical Reasoning

PT121 · S4 · Q14 A new tax law aimed

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A new tax law aimed at encouraging the reforestation of cleared land in order to increase the amount of forested land in a particular region offers lumber companies tax incentives for each unit of cleared land they reforest.

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.

14.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must be true about the new tax law?

  1. It is a failure in

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. It will have no immediate

    Trap

    2% picked this

  3. It will ultimately cause lumber

    Trap

    4% picked this

  4. Correct

    It can provide a motivation

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    86% picked this

  5. It will provide lumber companies

    Trap

    6% picked this

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