Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT132 S2 Q4 Explanation

Carol Morris wants to own

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Carol Morris wants to own a majority of the shares of the city's largest newspaper, The Daily. The only obstacle to Morris's amassing a majority of these shares is that Azedcorp, which currently owns a majority, has steadfastly refused to sell. soon be the majority owner of The Daily.

What this question is testing

Paradox

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
4.

Which one of the following, if true, provides the most support for the

Answer choices

  1. Out of Scope0% picked this

    Azedcorp does not own shares of any newspaper other than

    Shares of other newspapers are not relevant.

  2. Too Weak8% picked this

    Morris has recently offered Azedcorp much more for its shares of The Daily than Azedcorp

    This does not indicate an increased offer from Morris, since the comparison relates the offer by Morris to the amount paid by Azedcorp instead of comparing a new offer from Azedcorp to a previously rejected offer.

  3. Too Weak2% picked this

    No one other than Morris has expressed any interest in purchasing a majority of

    This does support the view that no one other than Morris would get the desired shares of The Daily, but it does not make it more likely that Morris will get them.

  4. Too Weak5% picked this

    Morris already owns more shares of The Daily than anyone

    Owning more shares than anyone other than Azedcorp remains fewer than half of the outstanding shares. This does not increase the likelihood that Morris will be able to buy shares from Azedcorp.

  5. Correct86% picked this

    Azedcorp is financially so weak that bankruptcy will probably soon force the sale of

    Why this is right

    This provides an explanation for why Azedcorp would be willing to sell shares of The Daily to Morris.

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

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