Logical Reasoning

PrepTest 142 Section 4 Explanations

PrepTest 142 Section 4 is a Logical Reasoning section with 26 questions. It covers Flaw, Strengthen, and Necessary Assumption questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.

Question 1

Ming: Since trans fat

Question 2

Historian: During the Industrial Revolution

EasyMain Conclusion

Question 3

The master plan for the

Question 4

Paleontologists had long supposed that

EasyNecessary Assumption

Question 5

Government official: Although the

EasyPrinciple-Strengthen

Question 6

Scientist: There is a lot of

EasyNecessary Assumption

Question 7

In a study of heart

MediumMost Supported

Question 8

Given the shape of the hip

Question 9

People are usually interested in

Question 10

In 2005, paleontologist Mary

Question 11

A university professor researching

MediumMost Supported

Question 12

Prime minister: Our nation's

Question 13

Mayor: To keep our neighborhoods clean

EasyMust be True

Question 14

Journalist: It is unethical for journalists

Question 15

Economist: Many of my colleagues

Question 16

Most commentators on Baroque

MediumSufficient Assumption

Question 17

Under the legal doctrine of jury

Question 18

Pharmacist: A large study of people

Question 19

The recent concert was probably

Question 20

Economist: Global recessions can

Question 21

Letter to the editor: When your

HardMust be False

Question 22

Fish with teeth specialized for scraping

Question 23

The constitution of Country F

HardMust be True

Question 24

The makers of Activite, a natural

Question 25

Of the citizens who disapprove

HardParallel Flaw

Question 26

Bird watcher: The decrease

MediumStrengthen