Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT126 S3 Q5 Explanation

The star-nosed mole

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Stimulus

The star-nosed mole has a nose that ends in a pair of several-pointed stars, or tentacles that are crucial for hunting, as moles are poor-sighted. These tentacles contain receptors that detect electric fields produced by other animals, suitable prey such as worms and insects.

What this question is testing

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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
5.

Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the

Answer choices

  1. Correct91% picked this

    Both worms and insects produce electric

    Why this is right

    Since the star-nosed mole finds its prey—such as worms and insects—by detecting electric fields, that worms and insects produced electric fields is strongly supported.

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

  2. Too Strong5% picked this

    The star-nosed mole does not rely at all on its eyesight

    While it is supported that the star-nose mole does not rely on eyesight to find prey, it may still rely on its poor eyesight for survival in other ways.

  3. Too Strong1% picked this

    The star-nosed mole does not rely at all on its sense of

    The star-nose mole does rely on detecting electric fields when hunting, but that doesn’t mean that the star-nose mole doesn’t rely on its sense of smell when hunting.

  4. Too Strong0% picked this

    Only animals that hunt have noses with tentacles that detect

    The star-nose mole has a nose with tentacles that detect electric fields and it hunts, but whether all animals with such noses hunt is unsupported.

  5. Support Against3% picked this

    The star-nosed mole does not produce an

    The statements provide support against this point. The statements seem to suggest that animals generally produce electric fields.

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