Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT122 S2 Q10 Explanation

Megan: People pursue wealth beyond

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Stimulus

Megan: People pursue wealth beyond what their basic needs require only if they see it as a way status or prestige.

Channen: Not everybody thinks that way. After all, money is the universal medium of exchange. So, if you have enough of it, you can exchange it for whatever other material goods you may need indifferent to what others think of you.

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
10.

Megan and Channen disagree over

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    people ever pursue wealth beyond what is required for their

  2. Trap0% picked this

    it is irrational to try to achieve high status or prestige in the eyes

  3. Trap1% picked this

    the pursuit of monetary wealth is irrational only when it has

  4. Trap4% picked this

    it is rational to maximize one’s ability to purchase whatever one wants only when the motive for doing so is something other

  5. Correct91% picked this

    the motive for pursuing wealth beyond what one’s basic needs require is ever anything other than the desire

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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