Logical Reasoning

PT15 · S3 · Q7 Politician: Unless our nation redistributes wealth

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Politician: Unless our nation redistributes wealth, we will be unable to alleviate economic injustice and our current system will lead inevitably to intolerable economic inequities.

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.

7.

The statements above logically commit the politician to which one of the following conclusions?

  1. The need for political reform

    Trap

    3% picked this

  2. Correct

    It is our nation’s responsibility

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    80% picked this

  3. Politicians must base decisions on

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. Economic injustice need not be

    Trap

    6% picked this

  5. All that is required to

    Trap

    10% picked this

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