Logical Reasoning

PT122 · S4 · Q9 Executive: In order to add

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Executive: In order to add to our profits, I was planning to promote and distribute herbal tinctures.

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.

9.

The executive's reasoning most closely conforms to which one of the following generalizations?

  1. To be reliable, a medical

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  2. If a majority of reliable

    Trap

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  3. Consulting reliable publications is not,

    Trap

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  4. It would not be profitable

    Trap

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  5. Correct

    The promotion and distribution of

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    92% picked this

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