Logical Reasoning

PT4 · S4 · Q25 Sixty adults were asked to

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Sixty adults were asked to keep a diary of their meals, including what they consumed, when, and in the company of how many people.

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.

25.

Each of the following, if true, contributes to an explanation of the difference in caloric intake except:

  1. Diners spent a much longer

    Trap

    7% picked this

  2. The meals eaten later in

    Trap

    3% picked this

  3. People eat more when there

    Trap

    2% picked this

  4. The meals that were most

    Trap

    12% picked this

  5. Correct

    At meals that included alcohol,

    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.

    75% picked this

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