Logical Reasoning

PT156 · S4 · Q10 While the population of city X is approximately

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While the population of city X is approximately one-half that of city Y, the number of city X residents who are patients in hospitals is only one-fourth that of the number of city Y residents who are patients in hospitals.

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.

10.

Each of the following, if true, contributes to an explanation of the difference in the number of residents who are patients in hospitals except:

  1. Preventive health programs are more

    Trap

    3% picked this

  2. The hospitals in city X

    Trap

    14% picked this

  3. The drinking water of city

    Trap

    4% picked this

  4. Correct

    The hospitals in city Y

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    61% picked this

  5. The lifestyle in city X

    Trap

    19% picked this

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