Question 11 pts
<21{1[2(24)24]}> The average height of members of the high school basketball team is six feet, three
inches. Jerry is on the high school
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The argument above is flawed because it confuses
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an average for the individuals that make up that average.
people who are six feet three inches tall for people who are exactly six feet tall
the members of one team with the members of another team
Jerry with other members of the team
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Question 21 pts
<11{1[4(17)17]}> Mrs. Orlof teaches two history classes, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
Yesterday she gave the same test to both classes. Anyone who failed the test must take a retest. Since a
greater percentage of students who took the morning test failed the test than students who took the
afternoon test, more of Orlof’s morning history students than afternoon history students will have to
take the retest.
The conclusion above is not necessarily valid because:
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more students may have taken the test in the afternoon than in the morning.
some of the students who passed the afternoon test may have received information about the test from
morning students.some students may have been absent from both classes.
more students in the morning class may have passed the test than failed the test.
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Question 31 pts
<11{1[1(19)19]}> All sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since Dasha’s speech contained wisdom
and greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage.
Which one of the following points out the flaw in the argument above?
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Just because Dasha is a sage doesn’t mean that she is always wise and inspirational.
Just because Dasha’s speech provided wisdom and inspiration doesn’t mean that it provided more
wisdom than inspiration.
Just because Dasha satisfied two requirements of being a sage doesn’t necessarily mean that she
satisfies all the requirements of being a sage.
Just because Dasha provided wisdom and inspiration in a speech doesn’t mean that all sages use
speeches to provide wisdom and inspiration.
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Question 41 pts
<11{1[3(02)02]}> Catherine goes to her local movie theater only to see romantic comedies. Since
Catherine did not go to the movies yesterday, there is not a romantic comedy playing at her local theater.
The reasoning above is flawed because the evidence:
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does not suggest that Catherine goes to see every romantic comedy that plays at her local movie theater.implies that Catherine is uninterested in most types of movies.
does not indicate whether Catherine watches only romantic comedies at home.
suggests that Catherine’s local movie theater hardly ever shows romantic comedies.
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Question 51 pts
<11{1[4(23)23]}> People have claimed that Jamie’s paintings have given them the blues. Clearly this
cannot be entirely correct, since many of Jamie’s paintings contain no blue at all.
The argument above is flawed because the author:
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is not a noted painting expert.
relies on contradictory facts.
misinterprets a key term.
provides no evidence.
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Question 61 pts
<11{1[2(06)06]}> Reporter: A new campaign finance reform bill being considered by Congress would
limit the amount of campaign contributions that political candidates can receive. However, a survey of
candidates running for mayor, governor, and senate seats shows that not one of them favors the bill.
Clearly, there is no desire among politicians to limit campaign contributions.
Which one of the following points out the flaw in the reporter’s argument above?Group of answer choices
The views of candidates currently running for office do not necessarily represent the views of all
politicians.
The reporter wrongly assumes that no politician has ever supported a bill intended to limit campaign
contributions.
The evidence provided by the reporter suggests that most politicians are in favor of the new bill.
The reporter doesn’t indicate the amount that the new bill would limit campaign contributions.
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Question 71 pts
<21{2[1(01)25]}> The untimely death of Professor Hathaway halted his groundbreaking research into the
uses of solar power. It therefore appears that Hathaway’s research will not result in practical
applications.
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
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Researchers at other universities are conducting research into the potential applications of solar power.
Officials at Professor Hathaway’s university have refused requests to make Professor Hathaway’s
research public.
Not all professors at Professor Hathaway’s university knew that he was conducting research into the uses
of solar power.
Professor Hathaway’s research can be used by other scientists to create useful applications.Flag this Question
Question 81 pts
<11{2[3(02)26]}> Aron: The two double A batteries in my CD player are dead, so the CD player doesn’t
work. My television remote control, which also uses two double A batteries, works fine. So if I move the
two batteries from my television remote control to my CD player, the CD player will definitely work.
Aron’s argument is most strengthened if which one of the following is true?
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Double A batteries provide less energy than either C batteries or D batteries.
Aron has used his television remote control more times than he has used his CD player since inserting
the current batteries into each device.
The amount of energy required to power the CD player is not greater than the amount of energy needed
to power the television remote control.
Aron inserted the current batteries in his television remote control two months before he inserted the
current batteries in his CD player.
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Question 91 pts
<11{2[3(11)35]}> Some politicians claim to support the environment in speeches they make around the
country. However, to get to those speeches they ride in gas guzzling, pollution creating private planes.
They therefore clearly don’t believe a word of what they say and are actually making the environmental
problem worse.
Which one of the following, if true, would best weaken the argument above?
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Improvements to the environment brought about through the politicians’ public support of
environmental regulations more than offset the damage done to the environment by the politicians’
private planes.A majority of voters surveyed agree that politicians sometimes make society’s problems worse.
Most people who hear the politicians’ speeches on the environment are unconvinced by their
arguments.
Some of the politicians try to hide the fact that they travel by private plane to their speeches around the
country.
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Question 101 pts
<11{3[1(07)43]}> As part of its reorganization, company X created five new positions within the
company. However, after the reorganization was complete, company X had fewer employees than before
the reorganization.
Which one of the following, if true, would best explain the result described above?
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Some employees were laid off as a number of old positions were eliminated in the reorganization.
The new positions were created to respond to a greater demand for company X’s products.
Some employees who quit over dissatisfaction with the reorganization were immediately replaced by
new hires.
Some employees of the company were switched into new departments to fill the new positions.
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Question 111 pts
<21{3[2(08)44]}> Surveys show that people who use calorie information to decide which foods to eat
consume on average 100 calories less than they would if they didn’t check calorie information before
eating. Strangely though, people who use calorie information in this way weigh more on average thanpeople who don’t check calorie information before eating.
Which one of the following, if true, best explains the surprising statistic stated above?
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People with a weight problem are most likely to check calorie information before eating.
Some people who check calorie information before eating don’t consume any fewer calories than they
would if they didn’t check.
People who usually check calorie information before eating consume more calories if they stop checking.
There are fewer people who check calorie information before eating than people who don’t check
calorie information before eating.
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Question 121 pts
<11{4[2(06)50]}> Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical
relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair.
gavel : judge
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ruler : math
stop sign : driver
symphony : composer
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Question 131 pts
<11{4[2(12)56]}> Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical
relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair.
building : blueprint
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guitar : song
bridge : island
cake : recipe
ship : sea
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Question 141 pts
<21{4[1(10)54]}> Choose the pair of words/phrases among the choices that exhibits the same logical
relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair.
heavy : weight
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color : size
hot : temperature
feather : scaledry : wet
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Question 151 pts
<11{5[1(01)57]}> Arthur: The solutions to most mystery novels I read are not believable. However, my
enjoyment of a mystery novel depends only on its suspenseful mood and colorful characters.
Norton: Roughly 80% of the mystery novels I read have believable solutions, which is good since I do not
enjoy mystery novels that don’t have believable solutions.
The speakers above:
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disagree on whether an author’s enjoyment in creating a mystery novel influences whether that novel
will have a believable solution.
disagree on whether a believable solution is required for the enjoyment of a mystery novel.
agree that a suspenseful mood and colorful characters add to the enjoyment of a mystery novel.
agree that most mystery novels do not have believable solutions.
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Question 161 pts
<11{5[1(05)61]}> Memmie: The greater the population near a restaurant, the more potential customers
it has and the greater chance its popularity will spread through word-of-mouth. O’Sullivans Restaurant
just opened in the very densely populated town of Redville, so its chances for success are great.
Sam: But the more people living in an area, the more restaurants there are in that area, so the more
competition each one faces. There are twelve other restaurants serving the people of Redville.
Memmie and Sam seem to disagree about whether:
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O’Sullivans will serve a different kind of food than the other restaurants in Redville.O’Sullivans will fail in its first few months.
word-of-mouth about a restaurant can spread in a densely populated town like Redville.
the high population of Redville ensures that O’Sullivan’s has a great chance for success.
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Question 171 pts
<7{6[3(02)66]}> In a survey of 10 film historians, half voted for Nosferatu as the greatest vampire film
ever made, and the other half voted for Dracula. However, when asked which lead vampire character
they considered more charismatic, all of the film critics chose Dracula over Nosferatu.
Based on the information above, it must be true that for some film critics, their feelings about the
charisma of the lead character:
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is not the most important factor they consider when comparing two films.
is the most important factor they consider when comparing two films.
is the least important factor they consider when comparing two films.
is the only factor they consider when comparing two films.
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Question 181 pts
<21{6[3(08)72]}> Some drugs combat obesity or alcohol addiction by turning off pleasure centers in the
brain. However, if the dosage is too high, there’s a risk that people taking them will be plunged into
depression.
The statements above, if true, support which one of the following assertions?Group of answer choices
Drugs that affect pleasure centers in the brain are often taken at dosages considered to be too high.
The benefits of a medication may be at least somewhat offset by its side effects.
All drugs, if taken at too high a dosage, pose the risk that the people taking them will be plunged into
depression.
It is useless to try to treat obesity or alcohol addiction through drugs.
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Question 191 pts
<11{6[1(07)71]}> The higher the price of an antique, the greater people’s expectation that the object is
rare. That, in turn, makes the antique appear more valuable.
If the statements above are correct, then offering an antique for sale at a bargain price:
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should be discouraged because it lessens a quality that makes that antique desirable.
should be encouraged because it increases the likelihood that antique will be sold.
will guarantee that the antique will not sell at a profit.
will likely increase people’s expectations that the antique is valuable.
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Question 201 pts<11{7[3(08)84]}> The president spoke to 19 congressmen from Texas to encourage them to vote for a
bill. Since four of the 19 congressmen went on to vote for the bill, it is clear that the president persuaded
those four to vote the way they did.
The argument above assumes that:
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the four Texas congressmen who voted for the bill were against it before they spoke to the president.
the president did not try to influence the votes of any congressmen outside of Texas.
the Texas congressmen who voted against the bill were persuaded by someone other than the president
to vote the way they did.
the bill will not pass because a majority of Texas congressmen did not vote for it.
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Question 211 pts
<11{7[1(01)77]}> Detective: The robbery at the mall was carried out by a mall employee acting alone
roughly one hour after the mall closed last Saturday night. The only employees present at the mall at the
time of the robbery were security guards Evans and Clark. Since the mall’s surveillance system was
disabled by the thief just before the robbery, the thief must be Evans.
The argument above would be valid if:
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the mall’s surveillance system is usually used 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Evans and Clark are the mall’s only security guards.
both Evans and Clark are capable of disabling the mall’s surveillance system.Clark is incapable of disabling the mall’s surveillance system.
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Question 221 pts
<21{7[1(04)80]}> A company can either invest in employee training seminars or update its computer
network. Since updating the computer network would result in more measurable benefits, the company
would be best off updating its computer network.
The argument above assumes that:
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the benefit of the company investing in employee training seminars cannot be measured at all.
the employee training seminars would focus on teaching employees to use the updated computer
network.
the more measurable a benefit, the greater value that benefit has to a company.
investing in employee training seminars would yield negative results for the company.
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Question 231 pts
<11{8[3(02)90]}> Whereas many industries suffer during economic recessions, the art industry does well.
Some think the reason is that artists feed off the anxiety and uncertainty during recessions to produce
inspired works. Others think that recessions, while harmful to most people, produce a handful of very
rich people willing to pay very high prices for artworks, driving up the value of the art market as a whole.
The author of the passage above is primarily interested in:
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describing the effect that art has on the economy.discussing the types of artworks that sell best during recessions.
presenting reasons for why the art industry does well during recessions.
providing evidence that the art industry does well during recessions.
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Question 241 pts
<11{8[1(04)92]}> The very large increase in allergies over the last thirty years is due to the great success
of immunizations administered over this time period. Since immunizations have nearly eliminated lifethreatening diseases such as polio, the human immune system increasingly targets other environmental
substances in order to keep working properly. Allergy symptoms such as runny nose and itchy eyes result
when the immune system attacks pollen that is breathed in from the air.
Which one of the following best expresses the main point of the passage above?
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The use of immunizations has led to an increase in allergies.
Viruses that once caused polio now cause allergies.
Immunizations have been very successful in eliminating life-threatening diseases.
Immunizations often have surprising side effects.
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Question 251 pts
<21{8[1(07)95]}> Political science professor: Many people insist that the Internet is revolutionizing the
political process. They argue that Internet debates and online political polls and chat rooms give people
greater access to political information. And they’re right that online political chatter increases daily. But
offering or reading anonymous online opinions does not by itself make for active political participation.
In the past one would attend a rally, protest, or town meeting to engage in real politics. Today, people sitpassively in front of computer screens under the illusion that they are connecting with their fellow
citizens.
Which one of the following best expresses the main idea of the professor’s argument?
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Internet debates and online political polls and chat rooms give people greater access to political
information.
Political organizations of the past bear no resemblance to the political organizations of today.
While the Internet has made more political content available, meaningful political involvement has
decreased.
The Internet has revolutionized the political process because it has allowed many more political
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