Logical Reasoning

PT3 · S2 · Q20 In Brazil, side-by-side comparisons

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In Brazil, side-by-side comparisons of Africanized honeybees and the native honeybees have shown that the Africanized bees are far superior honey producers.

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.

20.

Each of the following, if true, would weaken the argument except:

  1. The honeybees native to Brazil

    Trap

    18% picked this

  2. Commercial honey production is far

    Trap

    5% picked this

  3. Correct

    If Africanized honeybees replace local

    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.

    64% picked this

  4. In the United States a

    Trap

    7% picked this

  5. The area of Brazil where

    Trap

    6% picked this

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