Logical Reasoning

PT122 · S2 · Q10 Megan: People pursue wealth beyond

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

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.

10.

Megan and Channen disagree over whether

  1. people ever pursue wealth beyond

    Trap

    5% picked this

  2. it is irrational to try

    Trap

    0% picked this

  3. the pursuit of monetary wealth

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. it is rational to maximize

    Trap

    3% picked this

  5. Correct

    the motive for pursuing wealth

    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.

    91% picked this

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