Logical Reasoning

PT2 · S2 · Q16 The advanced technology of ski boots

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The advanced technology of ski boots and bindings has brought a dramatic drop in the incidence of injuries that occur on the slopes of ski resorts: from 9 injuries per 1,000 skiers in 1950 to 3 in 1980.

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.

16.

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the passage?

  1. As the number of ski

    Trap

    8% picked this

  2. The amount of alcohol consumed

    Trap

    19% picked this

  3. The technology of ski boots

    Trap

    3% picked this

  4. If the technology of ski

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. Correct

    Injuries that occurred on the

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    67% picked this

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