Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT145 S4 Q3 Explanation

Researchers have found that

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Researchers have found that the percentage of people who start new businesses is much higher in countries with high per capita income than in countries with moderate per capita income. This is to be expected since most entrepreneurs in high-and middle-income countries start businesses to take advantage of perceived business opportunities, and who start businesses is even higher in low-income countries than in high-income ones.

What this question is testing

Paradox

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.

Which one of the following, if true, would most help to explain the

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    In both high-and low-income countries, well over half of new businesses expect to provide jobs for no more

  2. Trap1% picked this

    Many governments of high-income countries provide assistance to individuals who want to start businesses, but very few governments

  3. Trap2% picked this

    The percentage of new businesses that fail within a few years of being founded is generally no higher in low-income

  4. Trap2% picked this

    In high-income countries, many entrepreneurs who start businesses to take advantage of perceived business opportunities soon discover that

  5. Correct94% picked this

    In low-income countries, most entrepreneurs start businesses because all other employment options are either

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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