Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT13 S2 Q2 Explanation

Garbage in this neighborhood

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Stimulus

Garbage in this neighborhood probably will not be collected until Thursday this week. Garbage is usually collected here on Wednesdays, and the garbage collectors in this city are extremely reliable. However, Monday was a public holiday, and after a public holiday that falls on to be collected one day later than usual.

What this question is testing

Method

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.

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The question
2.

The argument proceeds

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    treating several pieces of irrelevant evidence as though they provide support

  2. Trap9% picked this

    indirectly establishing that one thing is likely to occur by directly ruling out all of

  3. Correct81% picked this

    providing information that allows application of a general rule to a

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap2% picked this

    generalizing about all actions of a certain kind on the basis of a description of

  5. Trap6% picked this

    treating something that is probable as though it

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