Logical Reasoning

PT15 · S2 · Q13 Pedigreed dogs, including those officially

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Pedigreed dogs, including those officially classified as working dogs, must conform to standards set by organizations that issue pedigrees.

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.

13.

Which one of the following principles, if valid, justifies the argument’s conclusion that pedigree organizations should set standards for working ability in dogs?

  1. Organizations that set standards for

    Trap

    16% picked this

  2. Any standard currently in effect

    Trap

    0% picked this

  3. Organizations that set standards for

    Trap

    4% picked this

  4. Any standard that is set

    Trap

    9% picked this

  5. Correct

    Organizations that set standards for

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    71% picked this

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