Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT4 S1 Q7 Explanation

Rotelle: You are too old

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

Rotelle: You are too old to address effectively the difficult issues facing the country, such as and pollution.

Sims: I don’t want to make age an issue in this campaign, so I will not youth and inexperience.

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
7.

Rotelle is committed to which one of

Answer choices

  1. Trap17% picked this

    Many old people cannot effectively address the difficult issues facing

  2. Trap7% picked this

    Those at least as old as Sims are the only people who cannot effectively address the difficult

  3. Trap6% picked this

    Some young people can effectively address the difficult issues facing

  4. Correct61% picked this

    If anyone can effectively address the difficult issues facing the country, that person must be

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap9% picked this

    Addressing the difficult issues facing the country requires an understanding of young people’s

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