Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT8 S4 Q9 Explanation

It can safely be concluded

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TopicsSufficient Assumption

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Stimulus

It can safely be concluded that there are at least as many trees in Seclee in Martown.

What this question is testing

Sufficient Assumption

Your task

Find the assumption that, if added, guarantees the conclusion follows.

Common trap

Answers that only partly bridge the gap, leaving the conclusion unproven.

Winning move

Identify the new term in the conclusion and pick the choice that links it to the evidence.

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The question
9.

From which one of the following does the conclusion

Answer choices

  1. Trap8% picked this

    More trees were planted in Seclee in the past two years

  2. Correct79% picked this

    Seclee is the region within which Martown

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap1% picked this

    Martown is suffering from an epidemic of

  4. Trap1% picked this

    The average annual rainfall for Seclee is greater than the average annual

  5. Trap11% picked this

    The average number of trees cut down annually in Martown is higher

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