Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT8 S4 Q19 Explanation

A recent survey conducted in

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TopicsParadox

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Stimulus

A recent survey conducted in one North American city revealed widespread concern about the problems faced by teenagers today. Seventy percent of the adults surveyed said they would pay higher taxes for drug treatment programs, and 60 percent said they were willing to pay higher taxes to improve the city’s schools. Yet by raising taxes failed by a narrow margin to win majority approval.

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
19.

Which one of the following factors, if true, would LEAST contribute to an explanation of the

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    The survey sample was not representative of the voters who voted

  2. Trap2% picked this

    Many of the people who were surveyed did not respond truthfully to all of the

  3. Trap6% picked this

    The proposition was only part of a more expensive community improvement program that voters had to accept

  4. Correct87% picked this

    A proposition for increasing funds for local drug treatment centers also failed

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap1% picked this

    The proposition to raise taxes for schools was couched in terminology that many of the

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