Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT4 S1 Q21 Explanation

Pedro: Unlike cloth diapers

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Stimulus

Pedro: Unlike cloth diapers, disposable diapers are a threat to the environment. Sixteen billion disposable diapers are discarded annually, filling up landfills at an alarming rate. So diapers and use cloth diapers.

Maria: But you forget that cloth diapers must be washed in hot water, which requires energy. Moreover, the resulting wastewater pollutes our rivers. When families use diaper services, diapers must be delivered air and add to traffic congestion.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
21.

Maria objects to Pedro’s argument

Answer choices

  1. Trap5% picked this

    Claiming that Pedro overstates the negative evidence about disposable diapers in the course of his argument in

  2. Correct66% picked this

    Indicating that Pedro draws a hasty conclusion, based on inadequate evidence

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap2% picked this

    Pointing out that there is an ambiguous use of the word “disposable”

  4. Trap25% picked this

    Demonstrating that cloth diapers are a far more serious threat to the environment than

  5. Trap2% picked this

    Suggesting that the economic advantages of cloth diapers outweigh whatever environmental damage

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