Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT16 S3 Q8 Explanation

Reasonable people adapt themselves to

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world; unreasonable people persist in trying to adapt the world to themselves. depends on unreasonable people.

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
8.

If all of the statements in the passage above are true, which one of the following statements must

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    Reasonable people and unreasonable people are

  2. Correct78% picked this

    If there are only reasonable people, there cannot

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap14% picked this

    If there are unreasonable people, there will

  4. Trap7% picked this

    Some unreasonable people are unable to bring

  5. Trap2% picked this

    Unreasonable people are more persistent than

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