Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT15 S3 Q10 Explanation

Consumer advocate: The toy-labeling

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Stimulus

Consumer advocate: The toy-labeling law should require manufacturers to provide explicit safety labels on toys to indicate what hazards the toys pose. The only labels currently required by law are labels indicating the age range for which a toy is intended. For instance, a "three and up" label is required on toys toys, parents could prevent such injuries almost entirely if toy labels provided explicit safety information.

What this question is testing

Strengthen

Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion more likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that are consistent with the argument but add no real support, or that strengthen a claim the argument doesn't make.

Winning move

Locate the gap between evidence and conclusion, then pick the choice that closes it.

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The question
10.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the consumer

Answer choices

  1. No Impact5% picked this

    Certain types of toys have never been associated with injury

    This doesn't impact the argument about the need for safety labels for toys that do pose hazards.

  2. Correct73% picked this

    Most parents believe that the current labels are recommendations regarding level

    Why this is right

    If most parents believe that the current labels are recommendations regarding cognitive skills, it suggests a misunderstanding of the labels' intent. Therefore, explicit safety labels would likely help correct this misunderstanding, making it easier for parents to prevent injuries.

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

  3. No Impact6% picked this

    The majority of children injured by toys are under three years

    Knowing that the majority of children injured are under three doesn't directly relate to the effectiveness of implementing explicit safety labels. The author wasn't specifically advocating labels for toys intended for kids under 3, nor was she primarily concerned with preventing injuries to that age group. She's considered about labeling all risky toys and preventing injuries to all kids. She mentioned "3 and up" as part of one arbitrary example of the status quo. It wasn't an age cutoff that was relevant to her logic.

  4. Opposite Impact7% picked this

    Many parents do not pay attention to manufacturers labels when they select toys

    This would weaken the idea that better safety labeling would help prevent injuries, because if parents don't even read the labels then the labels are unlikely to prevent injuries.

  5. No Impact9% picked this

    Choking is the most serious hazard presented to children

    While choking is serious, this answer does not affect the argument for the need for broader explicit safety labels as it only addresses one type of hazard among potentially many. Just like (C), the 3 year old / choking example was just one, arbitrary example of how the current labels work. There was nothing special about 3 years of age or choking.

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