Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT16 S3 Q16 Explanation

Scientific research will be properly

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Stimulus

Scientific research will be properly channeled whenever those who decide which research to fund give due weight to the scientific merits of all proposed research. But when government agencies control these funding decisions, political considerations play a major role in determining which research will be funded, and inevitable result is that scientific research is not properly channeled.

What this question is testing

Must be True

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
16.

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    There is no proper role for political considerations to play in determining who will decide which

  2. Trap5% picked this

    It is inevitable that considerations of scientific merit will be neglected in decisions regarding the

  3. Correct84% picked this

    Giving political considerations a major role in determining which scientific research to fund is incompatible with giving proper weight to the

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap4% picked this

    When scientific research is not properly channeled, governments tend to step in and take control of the process of

  5. Trap4% picked this

    If a government does not control investment in basic scientific research, political consideration will inevitably be neglected in

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