Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT127 S1 Q8 Explanation

When presented with the evidence

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

When presented with the evidence against him, Ellison freely admitted to engaging in illegal transactions using company facilities. However, the company obtained the evidence by illegally recording Ellison’s conversations. Therefore, although the company may demand justifiably take any punitive measures against him.

What this question is testing

Principle-Conform

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.

Which one of the following judgments best illustrates the principle illustrated by

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    After Price confessed to having stolen money from Long over a period of several years, Long began stealing from Price. Despite Price’s guilt, Long

  2. Trap3% picked this

    Shakila’s secretary has admitted that he is illegally receiving cable television without paying for it. Shakila would not be justified in reporting him, though,

  3. Trap5% picked this

    After Takashi told Sarah’s parents that he had seen her at the movies on Tuesday, Sarah confessed to sneaking out that day. On Monday,

  4. Correct88% picked this

    After a conservation officer discovered them, Kuttner admitted that he had set the illegal animal traps on his land. But, because she was trespassing

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap0% picked this

    Ramirez was forced by the discovery of new evidence to admit that she lied about her role in managing the chief of staff’s financial

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