Logical Reasoning
PrepTest 17 Section 2 Explanations
PrepTest 17 Section 2 is a Logical Reasoning section with 25 questions. It covers Flaw, Necessary Assumption, and Method questions, spanning Easy to Hard difficulty. Each explanation breaks down the right answer, the wrong-answer traps, and what to practice next.
Question 1
The basic ingredients from which
EasyMust be True
Question 2
Many people do not understand themselves,
HardFlaw
Question 3
Wife: The work of the artist
EasyStrengthen
Question 4
The husband uses which one of the
EasyMethod
Question 5
Questions have arisen regarding
EasyFlaw
Question 6
Engineer: Some people argue that
MediumMain Conclusion
Question 7
The fishing industry cannot
HardStrengthen
Question 8
The fishing industry cannot
HardWeaken
Question 9
Some people claim that elected
EasyMain Conclusion
Question 10
Cafeteria patron: The apples sold
HardNecessary Assumption
Question 11
P: Because an elected official
EasyFlaw
Question 12
Public health will improve more quickly
EasyNecessary Assumption
Question 13
Public health will improve
EasyWeaken
Question 14
Between 1977 and 1987, the country
HardParadox
Question 15
To perform an act that is morally
HardPrinciple-Conform
Question 16
In yesterday’s council election
EasyParallel Flaw
Question 17
Politician: Critics of the wetlands-protection
HardFlaw
Question 18
Dillworth employs which one of
MediumMethod
Question 19
Dillworth: More and more people are deciding
HardMain Conclusion
Question 20
Until about 400 million years ago,
HardMust be True
Question 21
Nuclear reactors are sometimes
HardNecessary Assumption
Question 22
Magazine editor: I know that some
HardFlaw
Question 23
Magazine editor: I know that some
HardNecessary Assumption
Question 24
Public policy dictates the health
EasyParallel
Question 25
S: It would be premature to act
HardMethod