Logical Reasoning

PT128 · S3 · Q7 In an attempt to create

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In an attempt to create brand loyalties, television advertisers currently target young adults, ages 18 to 25, because on average they have higher discretionary income than do consumers of other age groups.

Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion less likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that look negative but attack a claim the argument never relied on.

Winning move

Find the assumption the argument depends on, then pick the choice that undermines it.

7.

Which one of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?

  1. Consumers over the age of

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. Correct

    The older a consumer is,

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    90% picked this

  3. The average discretionary income of

    Trap

    6% picked this

  4. The greater a consumer's discretionary

    Trap

    0% picked this

  5. The number of consumers over

    Trap

    1% picked this

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