Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT156 S2 Q3 Explanation

A recent study has found

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

A recent study has found that, surprisingly, the risk of serious injuries to workers is higher in industries that are monitored by government safety that are not so monitored.

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
3.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain the surprising

Answer choices

  1. Opposite: deepens the paradox0% picked this

    Government safety inspectors not only monitor but also train employees of the inspected firms to

    Opposite: deepens the paradox

  2. Trap4% picked this

    Government safety inspectors do not have the authority to enforce

    Cheats the Paradox: explains why regulated industries are still risky but not why they are MORE risky than unregulated industries

  3. Correct94% picked this

    Only those industries with an inherently high risk of on-the-job injury are monitored by

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Opposite: deepens the paradox1% picked this

    Workers behave especially cautiously when they believe their performance is being monitored by

    Opposite: deepens the paradox

  5. Too Weak: some1% picked this

    Some of the industries that are monitored by government safety inspectors have much lower rates of injuries than do other industries

    Too Weak: some

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