Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT135 S2 Q1 Explanation

Any museum that owns

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

Any museum that owns the rare stamp that features an airplane printed upside down should not display it. Ultraviolet light causes red ink to fade, and a substantial portion of the stamp is red. If the stamp is displayed, it will be damaged. It should will deny the public the chance to see it.

What this question is testing

Principle-Conform

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
1.

The reasoning above most closely conforms to which one of the

Answer choices

  1. Out of Scope0% picked this

    The public should judge the quality of a museum by the rarity of the objects

    How one should judge a museum is not relevant to the argument.

  2. Weaken3% picked this

    Museum display cases should protect their contents from damage caused by

    This finds an alternative solution to the problem and might suggest that if the museum could acquire the display case that it should display the stamp.

  3. Out of Scope1% picked this

    Red ink should not be used on items that will not be exposed

    The argument is about whether to display the stamp, while this answer is about whether to use red ink on the production of items that might occur in the future.

  4. Correct96% picked this

    A museum piece that would be damaged by display should not

    Why this is right

    This bridges the gap (Display → Damage) → Display between display causing damage and the conclusion recommending that the piece not be displayed.

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

  5. Weaken0% picked this

    The primary purpose of a museum is to educate

    This might suggest the museum should display the stamp.

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