Logical Reasoning

PT5 · S3 · Q23 There are about 75 brands

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There are about 75 brands of microwave popcorn on the market; altogether, they account for a little over half of the money from sales of microwave food products.

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.

23.

If the statements in the passage are true, which one of the following must also be true?

  1. No single brand of microwave

    Trap

    6% picked this

  2. There are more brands of

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. By volume, more microwave popcorn

    Trap

    27% picked this

  4. Correct

    More money is spent on

    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.

    59% picked this

  5. Of the total number of

    Trap

    7% picked this

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