Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT14 S2 Q16 Explanation

A county airport, designed to serve

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

A county airport, designed to serve the needs of private aircraft owners, planned to cover its operating expenses in part by charging user fees to private aircraft using the airport. The airport was unable to pay from user fees was lower than expected.

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
16.

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

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    Most of the county’s citizens live a convenient distance from one or another airport now

  2. Trap13% picked this

    Private aircraft owners were unwilling to pay the user fees charged

  3. Trap3% picked this

    The airport’s construction was financed exclusively by

  4. Correct81% picked this

    The airport’s operating expenses were greater than the revenue raised from sources other than the airport user

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap2% picked this

    The number of owners of private aircraft who use the county’s airport facilities will not change

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