Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT146 S1 Q3 Explanation

Flynn: Allowing people to collect large

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Stimulus

Flynn: Allowing people to collect large damage awards when they successfully sue corporations that produce dangerous products clearly benefits consumers, since the possibility of large awards gives corporations a risks associated with their products.

Garcia: Without sensible limits, damage awards can be so high that corporations are destroyed. As a result, employees lose their jobs and the productivity of the corporation economy and thus harms consumers.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
3.

Garcia responds to Flynn’s argument

Answer choices

  1. Correct90% picked this

    arguing that the policy supported in Flynn’s argument could have

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap3% picked this

    providing evidence that undermines one of the premises of

  3. Trap0% picked this

    comparing Flynn’s argument to an obviously flawed argument that has the

  4. Trap3% picked this

    contending that Flynn’s argument could be used to support a policy that is inconsistent with the

  5. Trap3% picked this

    providing an alternative explanation for a situation described in

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