Logical Reasoning

PT3 · S4 · Q8 On the basis of incontestable proof

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On the basis of incontestable proof that car safety seats will greatly reduce the number of serious injuries sustained by children in car accidents, laws have been passed mandating the use of these seats.

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.

8.

Which one of the following, if true, could by itself adequately explain the unexpected finding reported in the passage?

  1. Many parents are defying the

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. Children are more likely to

    Trap

    17% picked this

  3. The high cost of child

    Trap

    0% picked this

  4. The car safety seat was

    Trap

    4% picked this

  5. Correct

    The protection afforded by child

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    78% picked this

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