Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT3 S4 Q6 Explanation

When machines are invented and technologies

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Stimulus

When machines are invented and technologies are developed, they alter the range of choices open to us. The clock, for example, made possible the synchronization of human affairs, which resulted in an increase in productivity. At the same time that the clock opened up some avenues, it closed others. It has become that now people have no choice in the matter at all.

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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
6.

Which one of the following propositions is best illustrated by the example presented

Answer choices

  1. Correct93% picked this

    New machines and technologies can enslave as well as

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    Answer A is correct.

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  2. Trap1% picked this

    People should make a concerted effort to free themselves from

  3. Trap2% picked this

    Some new machines and technologies bring no improvement to

  4. Trap1% picked this

    The increase in productivity was not worth our dependence on

  5. Trap3% picked this

    Most new machines and technologies make our lives more synchronized

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