Logical Reasoning

PT132 · S4 · Q7 Researcher: Over the course

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Researcher: Over the course of three decades, we kept records of the average beak size of two populations of the same species of bird, one wild population, the other captive.

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.

7.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the researcher's findings?

  1. The small-beaked wild birds were

    Trap

    4% picked this

  2. The large-beaked wild birds were

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. Correct

    Changes in the wild birds'

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

    91% picked this

  4. The average body size of

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. The researcher measured the beaks

    Trap

    2% picked this

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