Logical Reasoning

PT7 · S1 · Q18 When Alicia Green borrowed a

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When Alicia Green borrowed a neighbor’s car without permission, the police merely gave her a warning.

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.

18.

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

  1. It presents a reason that

    Trap

    4% picked this

  2. It justifies the difference in

    Trap

    10% picked this

  3. Correct

    It demonstrates awareness of a

    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.

    78% picked this

  4. It illustrates a general principle

    Trap

    3% picked this

  5. It summarizes a position against

    Trap

    5% picked this

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