Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT145 S4 Q7 Explanation

It is widely believed that the

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Stimulus

It is widely believed that the most environmentally sensible thing to do is to buy food from local farmers whenever it is available. But the distance that food travels turns out to be only a small part of its environmental impact. Certain foods can be produced with far less impact in some food that is not produced locally, rather than buy locally produced food.

What this question is testing

Role

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
7.

The claim that the most environmentally sensible thing to do is to buy food from local farmers whenever it is available plays which one of the

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    It is a principle upon which the reasoning in the argument

  2. Trap1% picked this

    It is a general principle that is used to support a particular activity that

  3. Trap5% picked this

    It is a general principle that is used to reject a particular activity that is

  4. Correct90% picked this

    It is a view that is rejected by

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap1% picked this

    It is the conclusion of the

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