Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT6 S2 Q13 Explanation

Using clean-coal technologies to

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Stimulus

Using clean-coal technologies to “repower” existing factories promises ultimately a substantial reduction of polluting emissions, and will affect the full range of pollutants implicated in acid rain. The strategy of using these technologies could cut sulfur dioxide emissions by more than 80 percent and nitrogen oxide emissions by more than 50 percent. in turn reduce the formation of noxious ozone in the troposphere.

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
13.

Which one of the following statements is an inference that can be drawn from the information given

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    Sulfur dioxide emissions are the most dangerous pollutants implicated in

  2. Trap4% picked this

    Noxious ozone is formed in factories by chemical reactions involving

  3. Trap1% picked this

    Twenty percent of the present level of sulfur dioxide emissions in the atmosphere is not

  4. Trap4% picked this

    A substantial reduction of polluting emissions will be achieved by the careful design

  5. Correct90% picked this

    The choice of technologies in factories could reduce the formation of noxious ozone

    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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