Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT145 S4 Q5 ExplanationSome scientific issues are so complex

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Some scientific issues are so complex and counterintuitive that they cannot be well understood by readers of popular magazines. Nonetheless, stories about these difficult scientific issues are frequently the ones that these readers would find most fascinating. Unfortunately, this means that some of the scientific stories usually not covered in popular magazines since ⎽⎽⎽⎽⎽⎽⎽ .

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
5.

The conclusion of the argument is strongly supported if which one of the following

Answer choices, explained

  1. Correct94% picked this

    editors of popular magazines generally do not approve stories about issues that cannot be well understood

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap1% picked this

    popular magazines cannot stay in business unless they regularly publish stories that their

  3. Trap1% picked this

    highly complex and counterintuitive theories are increasingly common in almost all

  4. Trap4% picked this

    readers of popular magazines are generally unable to accurately assess their own understanding of

  5. Trap1% picked this

    most readers of popular magazines are unwilling to seek out other sources in order to read about scientific

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