Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT138 S4 Q5 Explanation

Recent epidemiological studies report

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Recent epidemiological studies report that Country X has the lowest incidence of disease P of any country. Nevertheless, residents of Country X who are reported to have contracted disease P are much more are residents of any other country.

What this question is testing

Paradox

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
5.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    There are several forms of disease P, some of which are more

  2. Trap3% picked this

    Most of the fatal cases of disease P found in Country X involve people who do not

  3. Correct86% picked this

    In Country X, diagnosis of disease P seldom occurs except in the most severe cases

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap1% picked this

    The number of cases of disease P that occur in any country fluctuates widely from

  5. Trap7% picked this

    Because of its climate, more potentially fatal illnesses occur in Country X than in

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