Logical Reasoning

PT159 · S3 · Q12 When the annual period of daylight saving time begins

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When the annual period of daylight saving time begins, and clocks are set forward one hour, many people lose an hour of sleep.

Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion more likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that are consistent with the argument but add no real support, or that strengthen a claim the argument doesn't make.

Winning move

Locate the gap between evidence and conclusion, then pick the choice that closes it.

12.

Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

  1. Many people forget to set

    Trap

    8% picked this

  2. Traffic accidents are less common

    Trap

    4% picked this

  3. The traffic accidents that occur

    Trap

    2% picked this

  4. Correct

    The higher incidence of accidents

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    82% picked this

  5. The effects of sleep deprivation

    Trap

    3% picked this

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