Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT133 S3 Q1 Explanation

Commentator: In last week's wreck

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Stimulus

Commentator: In last week's wreck involving one of Acme Engines' older locomotives, the engineer lost control of the train when his knee accidentally struck a fuel shut-down switch. Acme claims it is not liable because it never realized that the knee-level switches were a safety hazard. When asked why it relocated knee-level locomotives merely because of inconvenience. Thus, Acme Engines should be held liable for last week's wreck.

What this question is testing

Role

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.

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The question
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The point that Acme Engines spent $500,000 relocating knee-level switches in its newer locomotives is offered in the

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    proof that the engineer is not at all responsible for the

  2. Trap1% picked this

    a reason for believing that the wreck would have occurred even if Acme Engines had

  3. Trap2% picked this

    an explanation of why the train

  4. Trap1% picked this

    evidence that knee-level switches are not in

  5. Correct91% picked this

    an indication that Acme Engines had been aware of the potential dangers of knee-level switches

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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