Logical Reasoning

PT5 · S3 · Q12 The number of North American children

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The number of North American children who are obese—that is, who have more body fat than do 85 percent of North American children their age—is steadily increasing, according to four major studies conducted over the past 15 years.

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.

12.

If the finding reported above is correct, it can be properly concluded that

  1. When four major studies all

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    11% picked this

  2. North American children have been

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    7% picked this

  3. Correct

    The number of North American

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

    60% picked this

  4. Over the past 15 years,

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    14% picked this

  5. The incidence of obesity in

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    9% picked this

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