Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT23 S3 Q5 Explanation

John: As I was driving to work

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Stimulus

John: As I was driving to work this morning, I was stopped by a police officer and ticketed for speeding. Since there were many other cars around me that were going police officer clearly treated me unfairly.

Mary: You were not treated unfairly, since the police officer was obviously unable to stop all the drivers who were speeding. Everyone who was speeding at that equal chance of being stopped.

What this question is testing

Principle-Strengthen

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
5.

Which one of the following principles, if established, would most help to

Answer choices

  1. Correct93% picked this

    If all of those who violate a traffic law on a particular occasion are equally likely to be penalized for violating it, then the

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap1% picked this

    The penalties attached to traffic laws should be applied not as punishments for breaking the law, but rather

  3. Trap0% picked this

    The penalties attached to traffic laws should be imposed on all people who violate those laws,

  4. Trap1% picked this

    It is fairer not to enforce a traffic law at all than it is to enforce it in some, but not all, of

  5. Trap5% picked this

    Fairness in the application of a traffic law is ensured not by all violators’ having an equal chance of being penalized for their violation

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