Logical Reasoning

PT133 · S1 · Q13 A large company

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A large company has been convicted of engaging in monopolistic practices.

Opposing Evidence

The penalty imposed on the company will probably have little if any effect on its behavior.

Premise

A large company has been convicted of engaging in monopolistic practices.

The information provided by the trial has emboldened the company’s direct competitors, alerted potential rivals, and forced the company to restrain its unfair behavior toward customers and competitors.

Intermediate Conclusion

The trial provided useful information about the company’s practices.

Main Conclusion

The trial was worthwhile.

13.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the overall conclusion drawn in the argument?

  1. Even if the company had

    Speculation

    While the argument says that the trial had an effect on the company’s behavior, it does not suggest that it would have had this effect if the company had not been convicted of engaging in monopolistic practices.

    2% picked this

  2. The light shed on the

    Premise

    This supports the argument’s main point.

    6% picked this

  3. The penalty imposed on the

    Opposing Point

    This opposes the argument’s main point.

    4% picked this

  4. Correct

    The company's trial on charges

    Why this is right

    This best paraphrases the argument’s main point.

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

    88% picked this

  5. The penalty imposed on the

    Unsupported

    This point is not made in the argument.

    0% picked this

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