Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT132 S4 Q21 Explanation

It is virtually certain

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Stimulus

It is virtually certain that the government contract for building the new highway will be awarded to either Phoenix Contracting or Cartwright Company. I have just learned that the government has decided not to award the contract to Cartwright Phoenix Contracting will be awarded the contract.

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
21.

The argument proceeds

Answer choices

  1. Correct94% picked this

    concluding that it is extremely likely that an event will occur by ruling out the

    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.

  2. Trap3% picked this

    inferring, from a claim that one of two possible events will occur, that the other

  3. Trap1% picked this

    refuting a claim that a particular event is inevitable by establishing the possibility of

  4. Trap1% picked this

    predicting a future event on the basis of an established pattern

  5. Trap1% picked this

    inferring a claim about the probability of a particular event from a

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