Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT6 S2 Q11 Explanation

For democracy to survive

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

For democracy to survive, it is imperative that the average citizen be able to develop informed opinions about important policy issues. In today’s society, this means that citizens must be able to develop informed opinions on many scientific subjects, from ecosystems to defense systems. Yet, as scientific knowledge advances, information to develop informed opinions on many important issues.

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
11.

Of the following, which one follows logically from

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    Scientists have a duty to educate

  2. Correct81% picked this

    The survival of democracy is threatened by the advance of

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap1% picked this

    Every citizen has a duty to and can become

  4. Trap0% picked this

    The most effective democracy is one that is the most

  5. Trap17% picked this

    Democracy will survive if there are at least some citizens who are capable of developing informed opinions

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