Logical Reasoning

PT133 · S2 · Q16 Publisher: The new year is approaching

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Publisher: The new year is approaching, and with it the seasonal demand for books on exercise and fitness.

Evidence (and)

The new year is approaching, and with it the seasonal demand for books on exercise and fitness.

Our competitors have demonstrated a high level of organization.

We cannot afford to be outsold.

Conclusion (we must = opinion)

We must do whatever it takes to ship books in that category on time.

Evaluate

The argument makes a recommendation.

Recommendations are a common way to identify the conclusion on Main Point questions. (Hint: Decisions, predictions, hypotheses, and explanations also tend to be conclusions.)

16.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion drawn in the publisher's argument?

  1. The company should make shipping

    Weaker Match

    This doesn't capture the meaning of our main conclusion as well as the correct answer does, because this doesn't convey that we care about timely shipping of books, and it doesn't convey that we care about timely shipping of books on exercise and fitness. This has a different meaning, which is that our highest priority should be shipping ANY book, whether it's on time or delayed.

    6% picked this

  2. By increasing its efficiency, the

    Out of Scope

    The efficiency of the company is not specifically discussed by the publisher.

    2% picked this

  3. The company will be outsold

    Too Strong

    The publisher does not necessarily advocate that the company must maintain the same level of organization as its competitors.

    5% picked this

  4. Correct

    It is imperative that the

    Why this is right

    This best paraphrases the publisher’s conclusion.

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

    86% picked this

  5. The company should do whatever

    Unsupported

    The conclusion is that the company must ship the books on time, but that does not require the company to adopt its competitors’ shipping practices.

    1% picked this

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