Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT122 S4 Q15 Explanation

According to the proposed Factory

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Stimulus

According to the proposed Factory Safety Act, a company may operate an automobile factory only if that factory is registered as a class B factory. In addressing whether a factory may postpone its safety inspections, this Act also stipulates that no factory can be class B without punctual inspections. Thus, automobiles would not be able to postpone its safety inspections.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
15.

The argument proceeds

Answer choices

  1. Correct87% picked this

    pointing out how two provisions of the proposed Factory Safety Act jointly entail the unacceptability of a

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap1% picked this

    considering two possible interpretations of a proposed legal regulation and eliminating the

  3. Trap1% picked this

    showing that the terms of the proposed Factory Safety Act are incompatible

  4. Trap9% picked this

    showing that two different provisions of the proposed Factory Safety Act conflict and thus cannot apply

  5. Trap3% picked this

    pointing out that if a provision applies in a specific situation, it must apply in

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