Logical Reasoning

PT132 · S4 · Q21 It is virtually certain

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It is virtually certain that the government contract for building the new highway will be awarded to either Phoenix Contracting or Cartwright Company.

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.

21.

The argument proceeds by

  1. Correct

    concluding that it is extremely

    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.

    94% picked this

  2. inferring, from a claim that

    Trap

    3% picked this

  3. refuting a claim that a

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. predicting a future event on

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. inferring a claim about the

    Trap

    1% picked this

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