Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT126 S4 Q8 Explanation

Larew: People in the lowest

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Stimulus

Larew: People in the lowest income quintile had a much higher percentage increase in average income over the last ten years than did those in the highest quintile. relative to the highest quintile’s.

Mendota: I disagree. The average income for the lowest quintile may have increased by a greater percentage, but the absolute amount of the increase in for the highest quintile.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

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
8.

Larew and Mendota disagree about

Answer choices

  1. Correct81% picked this

    change in the economic prosperity of the lowest income quintile relative to the highest is accurately measured by comparing their

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap5% picked this

    change in the economic prosperity of the lowest income quintile is more accurately measured in terms relative to the highest income quintile than in

  3. Trap2% picked this

    changes in the average income of people in the lowest quintile should ever be compared to changes in the average income of

  4. Trap2% picked this

    there were any improvements at all in the economic situation of those in the lowest income quintile during

  5. Trap10% picked this

    the average income of people in the lowest quintile increased by a greater percentage over the last decade than did that of

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