Logical Reasoning

PT13 · S2 · Q17 Production manager: The building materials

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Production manager: The building materials that we produce meet industry safety codes but pose some safety risk.

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

17.

The sales manager counters the production manager’s argument by

  1. Correct

    pointing out that one part

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

    99% picked this

  2. challenging the production manager’s authority

    Trap

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  3. questioning the product manager’s assumption

    Trap

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  4. proposing a change in the

    Trap

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  5. presenting evidence to show that

    Trap

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