Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT148 S3 Q4 Explanation

Electric stovetop burners would cause

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Stimulus

Electric stovetop burners would cause fewer fires if their highest temperature were limited to 350°C (662°F), which provides more than enough heat for efficient and effective cooking. The lowest temperature at which cooking oil and most electric burners on high go well above 700°C.

What this question is testing

Main Conclusion

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
4.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion drawn in

Answer choices

  1. Correct93% picked this

    Electric stovetop burners would cause fewer fires if their highest temperature were

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap5% picked this

    A maximum temperature of 350° provides more than enough heat for efficient

  3. Trap0% picked this

    The lowest ignition temperature for cooking oil and most common fibers

  4. Trap0% picked this

    Electric burners on high go well

  5. Trap3% picked this

    Electric stovetop burners cause fires because they go well above 700°C when

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