Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT7 S1 Q18 Explanation

When Alicia Green borrowed a

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Stimulus

When Alicia Green borrowed a neighbor’s car without permission, the police merely gave her a warning. However, when Peter Foster did the same thing, he was charged with automobile theft. Peter came to the attention of the police because the car he was driving was hit by a speeding taxi. Alicia was in the blameworthiness of their behavior. Therefore Alicia should also have been charged with automobile theft.

What this question is testing

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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
18.

The statement that the car Peter took got damaged and the car Alicia took did not plays which one of the following

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    It presents a reason that directly supports

  2. Trap9% picked this

    It justifies the difference in the actual outcome in the

  3. Correct80% picked this

    It demonstrates awareness of a fact on which a possible objection

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap3% picked this

    It illustrates a general principle on which the

  5. Trap3% picked this

    It summarizes a position against which the argument

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