Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT124 S3 Q11 Explanation

A recent epidemiological study

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Stimulus

A recent epidemiological study found that businesspeople who travel internationally on business are much more likely to suffer from chronic insomnia than are businesspeople who do not travel on business. International travelers experience the stresses of dramatic changes in climate, frequent disruption of daily routines, and immersion in cultures other than their travel. Thus, it is likely that these stresses cause the insomnia.

What this question is testing

Strengthen

Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion more likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that are consistent with the argument but add no real support, or that strengthen a claim the argument doesn't make.

Winning move

Locate the gap between evidence and conclusion, then pick the choice that closes it.

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The question
11.

Which one of the following would, if true, most strengthen the

Answer choices

  1. Weaken5% picked this

    Most international travel for the sake of business occurs between countries

    This undermines the relevance of the stresses from international travel by reducing the degree of changes in climate, disruption of daily routines, and culture.

  2. Weaken0% picked this

    Some businesspeople who travel internationally greatly enjoy the changes in climate and immersion

    This minimizes the stresses that international business travelers experience.

  3. Correct70% picked this

    Businesspeople who already suffer from chronic insomnia are no more likely than businesspeople who do not to accept assignments from their

    Why this is right

    This rules out a possible alternative explanation of the correlation between international business travel and chronic insomnia.

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

  4. Weaken2% picked this

    Experiencing dramatic changes in climate and disruption of daily routines through international travel can be beneficial to some people

    This minimizes the stresses that international business travelers experience.

  5. Weaken22% picked this

    Some businesspeople who once traveled internationally but no longer do so complain of

    This undermines the correlation between international business travel and chronic insomnia.

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