Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT124 S2 Q2 Explanation

Although Samantha likes both oolong

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TopicsMust be False

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Stimulus

Although Samantha likes both oolong and green tea, none of her friends likes both. However, all like black tea.

What this question is testing

Must be False

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
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If the statements above are true, each of the following could be

Answer choices

  1. Possible4% picked this

    Samantha likes black

    This doesn't contradict anything we were told. The only we know about Sam is that she likes oolong and green. Maybe she also likes black.

  2. Possible4% picked this

    None of Samantha’s friends likes green

    This doesn't contradict anything. All we know about Sam's friends is that they all like green tea, and all of them don't like oolong, don't like green, or both. So it's certainly possible that all her friends hate green tea.

  3. Possible4% picked this

    Samantha’s friends like exactly the same kinds of tea as

    This doesn't contradict anything. While it's unlikely in the real world for all friends to have matching tea preferences, it's still logically possible given the constraints of these statements.

  4. Possible6% picked this

    One of Samantha’s friends likes neither oolong nor

    Sure, this doesn't contradict anything. We know that all Sam's friends either don't like oolong, don't like green, or both. So it's certainly possible that one of her friends doesn't like both.

  5. Correct83% picked this

    One of Samantha’s friends likes all the kinds of teas that

    Why this is right

    This is impossible. How could any of her friends match Sam's tea preferences exactly? After all, Sam likes both oolong and green, whereas none of her friends like both. Sam can never match her friends when it comes to oolong and green, because Sam likes both of those two teas and all her friends like at-most-one of those two teas.

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

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