Logical Reasoning

PT133 · S1 · Q20 Council member: The profits

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Council member: The profits of downtown businesses will increase if more consumers live in the downtown area, and a decrease in the cost of living in the downtown area will guarantee that the number of consumers living there will increase.

Given

The profits of downtown ↑C → ↑P businesses will increase if more consumers live in the downtown area.

A decrease in the cost ↓CL → ↑C of living in the downtown area will guarantee that the number of consumers living there will increase.

However, the profits of ↑P → ↓TC downtown businesses will not increase unless downtown traffic congestion decreases.

20.

If all the council member's statements are true, which one of the following must be true?

  1. If downtown traffic congestion decreases,

    Reversal

    This reverses the inference ?C ? ?P that can be made from the ?P ? ?TC first and third statements. ? ?C ? ?TC

    11% picked this

  2. Correct

    If the cost of living

    Why this is right

    This follows from ?CL ? ?C he first and ?C ? ?P second statements. ?CL ? ?P

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

    69% picked this

  3. If downtown traffic congestion decreases,

    Wrong Trigger

    If downtown traffic ~?TC ? ~?P congestion increases, ~?P ? ~?C the cost of living in ?C ? ?CL the downtown area ? ~?TC ? ~?CL will increase.

    3% picked this

  4. If downtown traffic congestion decreases,

    Reversal

    This reverses the ?CL ? ?C inference that can ?C ? ?P be made from all ?P ? ?TC three statements. ? ?CL ? ?TC

    10% picked this

  5. If the profits of downtown

    Reversal

    This reverses the first ?P ? ?C statement.

    6% picked this

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