Logical Reasoning

PT122 · S1 · Q8 Vervet monkeys use different alarm

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Vervet monkeys use different alarm calls to warn each other of nearby predators, depending on whether the danger comes from land or from the air.

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.

8.

Which one of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the behavior of vervet monkeys described above?

  1. By varying the pitch of

    Trap

    3% picked this

  2. Different land-based predators are responsible

    Trap

    0% picked this

  3. No predators that pose a

    Trap

    19% picked this

  4. Correct

    Vervet monkeys avoid land-based predators

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    76% picked this

  5. Certain land-based predators feed only

    Trap

    1% picked this

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