Logical Reasoning

PT125 · S2 · Q20 Of the various food containers

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Of the various food containers made of recycled Styrofoam, egg cartons are among the easiest to make.

Cause (because)

Egg shells keep the actual food to be consumed from touching the Styrofoam.

Effect

Used Styrofoam need not be as thoroughly cleaned when made into egg cartons as when made into other food containers.

Evaluate

We see the causal connector language saying that we don't need to clean egg cartons as much as other recycled Styrofoam containers because we know the egg shell acts as a buffer between the container and the actual thing we're gonna eat.

What does this cause/effect imply?

It seems to imply that we're worried about the recycled styrofoam container touching our food.

When there isn't a buffer (like an egg shell), we clean the used Styrofoam much more thoroughly.

We would anticipate that the correct answer will somehow reward us understanding this cause/effect connection.

20.

Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the information above?

  1. No food containers other than

    Too Strong

    That egg cartons are among the easiest food containers to make implies that there may be other food containers similar to egg cartons.

    6% picked this

  2. There are some foods that

    Out of Scope

    The statements only discuss the level of cleaning required of used Styrofoam in order to make suitable food containers for different kinds of food. It does not speak to whether there are some foods that cannot be packaged in containers made from recycled Styrofoam.

    3% picked this

  3. The main reason Styrofoam must

    Out of Scope

    The reason why used Styrofoam must be thoroughly cleaned when recycled is to not discussed in the statements.

    11% picked this

  4. Because they are among the

    Too Strong

    While the statements suggest that some egg cartons are made from recycled Styrofoam, they do not go so far as to suggest that most egg cartons are made from recycled Styrofoam.

    7% picked this

  5. Correct

    Not every type of food

    Why this is right

    We always rephrase "not all A's are B" into "Some A's are not B". This is saying, "Some containers made of recycled Styrofoam do NOT prevent the container from contacting the food", i.e. "some recycled Styrofoam containers contact the food that's in them". This sounds like an obvious and weak statement in the real world. It's very very plausible. And it's supported by the fact that we know that when food doesn't have a built-in buffer like an egg shell, we worry about cleaning that recycled Styrofoam more thoroughly. Why would we worry about cleaning it, unless we were thinking, "the food is going to be touching this Styrofoam"?

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

    73% picked this

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