Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT147 S4 Q1 Explanation

Cool weather typically weakens

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

Cool weather typically weakens muscle power in cold-blooded creatures. In the veiled chameleon, a cold-blooded animal, the speed at which the animal can retract its tongue declines dramatically as the temperature falls. However, the speed at which not decline much as the temperature falls.

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
1.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    Most cold-blooded animals are much more active in warmer weather than

  2. Trap0% picked this

    Many cold-blooded animals, including the veiled chameleon, have tongues that can extend

  3. Trap1% picked this

    Veiled chameleons are found in a wide range of habitats, including ones with wide variations in temperature and

  4. Correct97% picked this

    In the veiled chameleon, tongue retraction is powered by muscles, whereas tongue extension is driven by energy stored

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap2% picked this

    Compared with the muscles in the tongues of most cold-blooded animals, the retraction muscles in the veiled chameleon's

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