Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT142 S1 Q3 Explanation

Editorial: The government should

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

Editorial: The government should not fund any part of its health services with lottery revenue. These health services are essential to our community, but lottery revenue could decline at some time in to make up a budget shortfall.

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
3.

The argument in the editorial most closely conforms to which one of

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    Governments should spend more of their revenue on essential services than

  2. Correct97% picked this

    Essential government services must be funded from reliable sources

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap2% picked this

    No government service should be entirely dependent on lottery revenue for

  4. Trap0% picked this

    Governments should consider all health services to be essential to

  5. Trap0% picked this

    At least some lottery revenue must be set aside in case of budget shortfalls

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