Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT3 S4 Q10 Explanation

Nature constantly adjusts the atmospheric

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Stimulus

Nature constantly adjusts the atmospheric carbon level. An increase in the level causes the atmosphere to hold more heat, which causes more water to evaporate from the oceans, which causes increased rain. Rain washes some carbon from the air into the oceans, where it eventually becomes part of the seabed. A decrease increase would threaten human life. But the environmentalists should relax—nature will continually adjust the carbon level.

What this question is testing

Must be True

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
10.

Each of the following can be inferred from the information in the

Answer choices

  1. Trap10% picked this

    A decrease in the level of atmospheric heat causes a decrease in the amount of carbon that rain washes into

  2. Trap4% picked this

    An increase in the level of carbon in the atmosphere causes increased evaporation

  3. Trap2% picked this

    An increase in the level of atmospheric heat causes

  4. Trap3% picked this

    A decrease in the level of carbon in the atmosphere causes decreased evaporation

  5. Correct81% picked this

    A decrease in the level of atmospheric heat causes a decrease in the level of

    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.

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