Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT127 S3 Q19 Explanation

Leslie: I'll show you

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Stimulus

Leslie: I'll show you that your quest for the treasure is irrational. Suppose you found a tablet inscribed, "Whoever touches this tablet will lose a hand, Would you touch it?

Erich: Certainly

Leslie: Just as I expected! It is clear from your answer that your hands are more important to you than possessing the world. But your entire body is necessarily more important to you than your hands. Yet you are ruining your health and harming your body in less valuable than the whole world. I rest my case.

What this question is testing

Main Conclusion

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
19.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion drawn

Answer choices

  1. Evidence3% picked this

    Erich would not sacrifice one of his hands in order to

    This is evidence that supports the argument’s conclusion.

  2. Too Strong13% picked this

    Erich should not risk his physical well-being regardless of the possible gains that such

    Leslie’s argument assumes that Eric should not risk his physical well-being for the treasure, but this goes further and says that Eric should not risk his physical well-being for any possible gain.

  3. Too Strong8% picked this

    Erich is irrationally risking something that is precious to him for something that is

    Leslie does not assert that the treasure has no value to him.

  4. Out of Scope5% picked this

    Erich can be convinced that his quest for the treasure

    Whether or not Erich can be convinced is not discussed in Leslie’s argument.

  5. Correct71% picked this

    Erich is engaging in irrational behavior by pursuing his quest for

    Why this is right

    This best paraphrases Leslie’s conclusion.

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

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