Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT7 S1 Q11 Explanation

In 1990 major engine repairs

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

In 1990 major engine repairs were performed on 10 percent of the cars that had been built by the National Motor Company in the 1970s and that were still registered. However, the corresponding figure for the cars in the 1960s was only five percent.

What this question is testing

Paradox

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.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to explain

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    Government motor vehicle regulations generally require all cars, whether old or new, to be inspected for emission

  2. Trap1% picked this

    Owners of new cars tend to drive their cars more carefully than do owners

  3. Correct86% picked this

    The older a car is, the more likely it is to be discarded for scrap rather than repaired when major engine work is needed

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap6% picked this

    The cars that the National Motor Company built in the 1970s incorporated simplified engine designs that made the engines less complicated

  5. Trap2% picked this

    Many of the repairs that were performed on the cars that the National Motor Company built in the 1960s could have been avoided if

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