Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT156 S4 Q3 Explanation

James: The world is increasingly divided

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Stimulus

James: The world is increasingly divided between the computer literate and the computer illiterate. The economic gap between rich and poor is partly responsible for causing this division, but the economic increasing importance of computer literacy.

Ariel: I disagree. Because of businesses' increasing need for computer-literate employees, companies will have to train nearly all workers in computer skills. This will lessen the division between the computer literate and the computer illiterate. So whatever might cause the economic gap between it won't be the importance of computer literacy.

What this question is testing

Agree/Disagree

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.

James and Ariel disagree over

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    the economic gap between rich and poor

  2. Trap5% picked this

    the economic gap between rich and poor is now partly responsible for causing the division between the computer

  3. Trap0% picked this

    businesses' need for computer-literate employees will

  4. Correct93% picked this

    the economic gap between rich and poor will widen as a result of the increasing

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap0% picked this

    companies will have to train their employees in

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