Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT142 S1 Q1 Explanation

Children should be discouraged

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Stimulus

Children should be discouraged from reading Jones's books. Reading them is like eating candy, which provides intense, short-term sensory stimulation but leaves one poorly nourished and dulls one's taste for better fare. In other read Jones's books is that _______.

What this question is testing

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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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Which one of the following most logically completes the

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    it will lead them to develop a taste for candy

  2. Trap1% picked this

    too many children may become frustrated by their difficulty and stop

  3. Correct97% picked this

    their doing so interferes with the development of appreciation for more

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap0% picked this

    their message may undermine the positive teaching done

  5. Trap1% picked this

    children may become so enthralled with books that they will want to spend all

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