Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT143 S4 Q16 Explanation

Many nursing homes have prohibitions

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Stimulus

Many nursing homes have prohibitions against having pets, and these should be lifted. The presence of an animal companion can yield health benefits by reducing a person’s stress. A pet can also make one’s time at a home more rewarding, which the average life span of our population increases.

What this question is testing

Main Conclusion

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.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion drawn in

Answer choices

  1. Premise1% picked this

    As the average life span increases, it will be important to more people that life in

    This is part of the second premise of the argument.

  2. Out of Scope1% picked this

    Residents of nursing homes should enjoy the same rewarding aspects of life

    The argument does not compare those who live in nursing homes with anyone else.

  3. Correct91% picked this

    The policy that many nursing homes have should be changed so that residents are allowed

    Why this is right

    This best paraphrases the argument’s main point.

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

  4. Premise2% picked this

    Having a pet can reduce one’s stress and thereby make one

    This is the first premise of the argument.

  5. Assumption5% picked this

    The benefits older people derive from having pets need to be recognized, especially as the

    Recognizing the benefits of having a pet is an assumption of the argument advocating that those benefits be realized by removing the ban some nursing homes have on pets.

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