Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT17 S3 Q4 Explanation

Larissa responds to Walter by doing

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Stimulus

Walter: For the economically privileged in a society to tolerate an injustice perpetrated against one of society's disadvantaged is not just morally wrong but also shortsighted: a system that inflicts an injustice on a disadvantaged person same injustice on a well-to-do person tomorrow.

Larissa: In our society, the wealthy as well as the well-educated can protect themselves against all sorts of injustices suffered by the less well-off. Allowing such injustices to persist is bad policy not because it places everyone at is a potent source of social unrest.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
4.

Larissa responds to Walter by doing which one of

Answer choices

  1. Trap7% picked this

    giving reason to doubt the truth of

  2. Trap1% picked this

    drawing implausible consequences from Walter’s

  3. Trap0% picked this

    questioning Walter’s authority to address matters of

  4. Correct88% picked this

    providing an alternative reason for accepting the truth of

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap4% picked this

    charging Walter with stopping short of recognizing the full implications of

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