Logical Reasoning

PrepTest 122 Section 2 Explanations

PrepTest 122 Section 2 is a Logical Reasoning section with 26 questions. It covers Flaw, Weaken, and Sufficient Assumption questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.

Question 1

Ilana: Carver’s stories are somber

EasyAgree/Disagree

Question 2

Statistical studies show that last

Question 3

Most employees spend their time

EasyPrinciple-Conform

Question 4

Child psychologist: Some studies in

Question 5

Letter to the editor: Middle-class

Question 6

The cattle egret is a bird

Question 7

Any fruit that is infected

HardSufficient Assumption

Question 8

1990 editorial: Local pay phone

Question 9

Members of large-animal species

EasyMost Supported

Question 10

Megan: People pursue wealth beyond

EasyAgree/Disagree

Question 11

Cholesterol, which is a known

MediumStrengthen

Question 12

It is primarily by raising interest

Question 13

A survey of clerical workers’

Question 14

Scientist: A controversy in paleontology

Question 15

The greater the number of people

EasyPrinciple-Strengthen

Question 16

Most successful entrepreneurs work at least

HardMust be False

Question 17

Human beings can exhibit complex,

HardNecessary Assumption

Question 18

New Age philosopher: Nature evolves

Question 19

Vanwilligan: Some have argued that

HardSufficient Assumption

Question 20

Environmentalist: Discarding old appliances

MediumMost Supported

Question 21

Since the sweetness of sugared

HardMust be False

Question 22

A mathematical theorem proved

EasyNecessary Assumption

Question 23

Commentator: Human behavior cannot be

Question 24

Judicial punishment’s power to deter

Question 25

Cecile’s association requires public disclosure

HardSufficient Assumption

Question 26

The obesity invariably associated with

EasyParallel Flaw