Logical Reasoning

PT122 · S4 · Q7 Editorialist: There would seem to

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Editorialist: There would seem to be little hazard for consumers associated with chemicals used in treated lumber because the lumber is used outside where fumes cannot accumulate.

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.

7.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the editorialist's argument?

  1. The chemicals used in treated

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. Treated lumber is as dangerous

    Trap

    4% picked this

  3. Correct

    The effects on humans from

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

    87% picked this

  4. Parents should not allow children

    Trap

    0% picked this

  5. Treated lumber is more dangerous

    Trap

    8% picked this

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