Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT145 S2 Q11 Explanation

Farmers who use genetically

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Stimulus

Farmers who use genetically engineered plants on a large scale are at great financial risk because at any time a study could be published that would undermine what little confidence consumers have in genetically engineered foods. It is unwise for farmers to a high enough price to compensate for the risk.

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
11.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion of the argument

Answer choices

  1. Intermediate Conclusion15% picked this

    A farmer who grows genetically engineered crops on a large scale is taking

    This is supported by the second half of the first sentence, signified by "because". Why are they taking a risk? Because one bad news story could ruin them. But this idea ultimately serves to support the notion that it's therefore unwise to grow these types of plants.

  2. Correct77% picked this

    It is not prudent for a farmer to grow genetically

    Why this is right

    I wouldn't have guessed "it is not prudent" as their equivalent-meaning rephrasing for "it is unwise", but they do mean the same thing. This just reiterates the second sentence, which was our main conclusion.

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

  3. Premise8% picked this

    The price paid for genetically engineered crops does not compensate for the financial risk farmers

    This replicates the meaning of the last sentence, which is a Premise. Why doesn't the price paid for genetically engineered crops compensate for the financial risk? The argument doesn't provide a reason. Presumably a reason would sound something like "the price paid leads to only moderate profits, whereas the risk of total bankruptcy is huge".

  4. Premise0% picked this

    A study could come out at any time that would greatly undermine public confidence in

    This directly supports the Intermediate Conclusion that starts the first sentence, which in turn supports the Main Conclusion.

  5. Inference0% picked this

    Consumers have very little confidence in genetically

    This was never said, but it was implied by "it could undermine what little confidence they have", which means "they do not currently have a lot of confidence".

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