Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT126 S1 Q2 Explanation

Soaking dried beans overnight

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TopicsNecessary Assumption

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Stimulus

Soaking dried beans overnight before cooking them reduces cooking time. However, cooking without presoaking yields plumper beans. Therefore, when a bean dish's quality is more important than the need beans should not be presoaked.

What this question is testing

Necessary Assumption

Your task

Find the assumption the argument requires in order for its conclusion to hold.

Common trap

Answers that would help the argument but aren't strictly required (sufficient, not necessary).

Winning move

Negate each choice — the right one breaks the argument when negated.

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The question
2.

Which one of the following is an assumption required by

Answer choices

  1. Correct91% picked this

    Plumper beans enhance the quality of

    Why this is right

    This bridges the gap between plumper beans and a higher quality dish.

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

  2. Too Strong3% picked this

    There are no dishes whose quality improves with

    The only dishes that are important for this argument are bean dishes.

  3. Too Weak1% picked this

    A dish's appearance is as important as

    This fails to connect appearance and taste with the quality of a dish.

  4. Out of Scope1% picked this

    None of the other ingredients in the dish need to

    Other ingredients are not relevant to the argument.

  5. Too Weak3% picked this

    The plumper the bean, the better

    This fail to connect better taste with higher quality.

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