Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT134 S1 Q20 Explanation

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Stimulus

Members of the VideoKing Frequent Viewers club can now receive a special discount coupon. Members of the club who have rented more than ten videos in the past month can receive the discount coupon only at the VideoKing location from which the member last rented a movie. Members of the Frequent Viewers the past month, can receive the special discount coupon at the Walnut Lane location of VideoKing.

What this question is testing

Must be True

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
20.

If all of the statements above are true, which one of the following

Answer choices

  1. Reversal5% picked this

    The only people who can receive the special discount coupon at the Main Street location are Frequent Viewers club members who have

    This reverses the MS ? MC + ~10+ third statement.

  2. Unsupported15% picked this

    Some members of the Frequent Viewers club have not rented more

    The statements show that some people who have not rented more than ten videos are not members of the Frequent Viewers club, but that does not mean that some people.

  3. Contradiction17% picked this

    Some members of the Frequent Viewers club can receive the special discount coupon at more than

    The statements indicate that no member of the club can receive the discount coupon at more than one location.

  4. Correct60% picked this

    Some people who are not members of the Frequent Viewers club can receive the

    Why this is right

    Pat can receive the ~MS special discount code at a location other than Main Street. The contrapositive of ~MS ? ~MC or 10+ the second statement implies that Pat is not a member of the club or has rented more than ten videos in the past month. Pat did not rent more ~10+ than ten videos in the past month. It follows that Pat is ~MC not a member of the Frequent Viewers club.

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

  5. Unsupported3% picked this

    If Pat rents a movie from the Main Street location, then she will not receive

    The statements imply that Pat is not a member of the Frequent Viewers club. While they may only be able to receive the discount coupon at one location, people who are not members of the club may be able to receive the discount coupon in more than one location.

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