Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT3 S2 Q20 Explanation

In Brazil, side-by-side comparisons

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Stimulus

In Brazil, side-by-side comparisons of Africanized honeybees and the native honeybees have shown that the Africanized bees are far superior honey producers. Therefore, there is no reason to fear that domestic commercial honey production will local honeybees are displaced by Africanized honeybees.

What this question is testing

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Your task

Find the choice that makes the argument's conclusion less likely to be true.

Common trap

Answers that look negative but attack a claim the argument never relied on.

Winning move

Find the assumption the argument depends on, then pick the choice that undermines it.

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The question
20.

Each of the following, if true, would weaken the

Answer choices

  1. Trap19% picked this

    The honeybees native to Brazil are not of the same variety as those most frequently used in the commercial beekeeping

  2. Trap4% picked this

    Commercial honey production is far more complicated and expensive with Africanized honeybees than it is with the more docile honeybees

  3. Correct63% picked this

    If Africanized honeybees replace local honeybees, certain types of ornamental trees will be

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap8% picked this

    In the United States a significant proportion of the commercial honey supply comes from hobby beekeepers, many of whom are likely to abandon beekeeping

  5. Trap6% picked this

    The area of Brazil where the comparative study was done is far better suited to the foraging habits of the Africanized honeybees than are

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