Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT144 S2 Q2 Explanation

Government official: Residents who

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Stimulus

Government official: Residents who are foreign citizens can serve as public servants at most levels, but not as cabinet secretaries. This is wise, since cabinet secretaries perform some duties that should be performed only by citizens, and no one should be appointed to a position if it involves duties that person should cabinet secretary when the actual secretary is unavailable. So, _______ .

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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 government

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    foreign citizens who serve as public servants should be granted citizenship in the

  2. Correct98% picked this

    foreign citizens should not be appointed as

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap1% picked this

    only former cabinet undersecretaries should be appointed as

  4. Trap1% picked this

    foreign citizens should be eligible to serve as

  5. Trap1% picked this

    cabinet undersecretaries should not be expected to stand in for

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