Logical Reasoning

PT5 · S3 · Q13 Economist: Money, no matter what

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Economist: Money, no matter what its form and in almost every culture in which it has been used, derives its value from its scarcity, whether real or perceived.

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.

13.

Which one of the following, if true about the Kwara’ae, best serves to resolve the apparently conflicting positions cited above?

  1. During festivals they exchanged strings

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. They considered porpoise teeth valuable,

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. The shells used as money

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. Correct

    They accepted as money only

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    94% picked this

  5. After Western traders brought money

    Trap

    3% picked this

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