Logical Reasoning

PT7 · S1 · Q12 No mathematician today would flatly refuse

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No mathematician today would flatly refuse to accept the results of an enormous computation as an adequate demonstration of the truth of a theorem.

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.

12.

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

  1. Correct

    Today, some mathematicians who believe

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

    74% picked this

  2. Some individuals who believe that

    Trap

    2% picked this

  3. Today, some individuals who refuse

    Trap

    15% picked this

  4. Some individuals who do not

    Trap

    8% picked this

  5. Some nonmathematicians do not believe

    Trap

    2% picked this

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