Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT5 S1 Q25 Explanation

Because of the recent transformation

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

Because of the recent transformation of the market, Quore, Inc., must increase productivity 10 percent over the course of the next two years, or it will certainly go bankrupt. In fact, however, Quore’s production structure is such that if then a 20 percent increase is attainable.

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
25.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following must on the basis of them

Answer choices

  1. Too Strong: only Unsupported Causality3% picked this

    It is only Quore’s production structure that makes it possible for Quore to survive the

    Too Strong: only Unsupported Causality

  2. Reversal22% picked this

    Quore will not go bankrupt if it achieves a productivity increase of 20 percent over

    Reversal

  3. Too Strong: no increase required8% picked this

    If the market had not been transformed, Quore would have required no productivity increase in

    Too Strong: no increase required

  4. Trap3% picked this

    Because of the transformation of the market, Quore will achieve a productivity increase of 10 percent over

    Too Strong: will

  5. Correct63% picked this

    If a 20 percent productivity increase is unattainable for Quore, then it

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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