Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT9 S4 Q23 Explanation

Farm animals have certain behavioral tendencies

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TopicsMust be True

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Stimulus

Farm animals have certain behavioral tendencies that result from the evolutionary history of these species. By imposing on these animals a type of organization that conflicts with their behavioral tendencies, current farm-management practices cause the animals more pain and distress than do practices that more closely conform to the animals’ behavioral tendencies. practices can also be less efficient than those other farm-management practices.

What this question is testing

Must be True

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
23.

If the statements above are true, which one of the following can be properly

Answer choices

  1. Trap5% picked this

    Some of the behavioral tendencies of farm animals can be altered by

  2. Trap7% picked this

    In order to implement efficient farm-management practices, it is necessary to be familiar with the evolutionary

  3. Trap5% picked this

    In order to create farm-management practices that cause less pain and distress to farm animals, a significant loss

  4. Trap5% picked this

    Farm-management practices that cause the least amount of pain and distress to farm animals are also the

  5. Correct79% picked this

    Some changes in farm-management practices that lessen the pain and distress experienced by farm animals can result

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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