Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT131 S3 Q11 Explanation

Predictions that printed books

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Stimulus

Predictions that printed books will soon be replaced by books in electronic formats such as CD-ROM are exaggerated. While research libraries may find an electronic format more convenient for scholars and scientists, bookstores and public libraries will stock books in the will be something other than an electronic format.

What this question is testing

Strengthen

Your task

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

Common trap

Answers that are consistent with the argument but add no real support, or that strengthen a claim the argument doesn't make.

Winning move

Locate the gap between evidence and conclusion, then pick the choice that closes it.

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The question
11.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens

Answer choices

  1. Supports an Opposing Point2% picked this

    Scholars and scientists find an electronic format for books the most convenient one for quick

    This supports the opposing point that the electronic format is more convenient for scholars and scientists.

  2. Correct83% picked this

    Publishers will continue to print books in the format stocked by bookstores

    Why this is right

    This links the books that get printed with those that are stocked by bookstores and libraries.

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

  3. Supports an Opposing Point11% picked this

    Scholars and scientists do not usually conduct their research in

    This supports the opposing point that scholars and scientists find research libraries more convenient than public libraries.

  4. Weaken3% picked this

    At some bookstores and libraries, the popularity of books on tape and of videos is beginning to rival

    Books on tape and videos are electronic formats and this makes bookstores and libraries less likely to stock books in the printed format.

  5. Weaken1% picked this

    Some members of the general public prefer to purchase books in an electronic format rather than borrow

    This makes it less likely that printed books will be the desired format of books for the general public.

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