Logical Reasoning

PrepTest 159 Section 3 Explanations

PrepTest 159 Section 3 is a Logical Reasoning section with 25 questions. It covers Flaw, Principle-Strengthen, and Sufficient Assumption questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.

Question 1

Critic: While the political message in this short

EasyPrinciple-Strengthen

Question 2

Entertainment reporter: Unlike most major motion pictures,

EasyNecessary Assumption

Question 3

Anthropology professor: The new class I’m offering has been

EasyAgree/Disagree

Question 4

Toy manufacturer: Our competitors argue that we should withdraw our KlopperKidz

Question 5

Researcher: Some scholars maintain that the first government

EasySufficient Assumption

Question 6

A tiny crab that lives 550 meters below the surface

Question 7

Last year a local advertising agency produced many

Question 8

Sinking large, obsolete pieces of equipment in coral areas

Question 9

Having cameras at traffic intersections to automatically ticket cars

Question 10

For years, Glenville had the highest apartment rents

MediumParallel Flaw

Question 11

The crocodiles of Lake Victoria, in East Africa,

Question 12

When the annual period of daylight saving time begins

MediumStrengthen

Question 13

Every human’s brain contains a mental representation

EasyMain Conclusion

Question 14

Generally, open discussion of a false and pernicious idea

MediumMost Supported

Question 15

Schmidt: In enforcing township rules on how homeowners

Question 16

Some have argued that once it becomes necessary for us to think

Question 17

Manufacturer: If our biggest competitor were to go out of business

HardSufficient Assumption

Question 18

Jack’s dog howls whenever a train goes by.

Question 19

When plants are growing quickly, they take more carbon dioxide

HardMost Supported

Question 20

Essayist: Since ancient times humans have relied on myths

HardMain Conclusion

Question 21

Sodium nitrate is frequently added to sausages

Question 22

For a zoo to make a valuable contribution to the community

HardMust be True

Question 23

Principal: All of our school’s rural students participate

Question 24

Principle: An author of an article that has appeared in a magazine

HardPrinciple-Strengthen

Question 25

Paleontologist: Most biologists accept that birds evolved from