Question 1.Question : <11{1[2(06)06]}> Reporter: A new campaign finance reform bill
being considered by Congress would limit the amount of campaign
... [Show More] 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?
Question 2.Question : <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:
Question 3.Question : <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:
Question 4.Question : <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 basketball team, so Jerry must be taller than six feet.
The argument above is flawed because it confuses
Question 5.Question : <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:
Question 6.Question : <21{1[1(13)13]}> A recent study of 100 employees from six
departments of a major corporation found 65% to be sleep deprived. The researchers concluded that the majority of corporate employees are sleep deprived.
The researcher’s conclusion is suspect because it:
Question 7.Question : <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?
Question 8.Question : <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?
Question 9.Question : <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?
Question 10.Question : <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?
Question 11.Question : <11{3[1(03)39]}> Last season at City Opera House, far more
people attended opera X than opera Y. However, opera Y generated far greater net profits for City Opera House than did opera X.
Each of the following could directly explain the result indicated above EXCEPT:
Question 12.Question : <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
Question 13.Question : <21{4[3(02)46]}> Choose the pair of words/phrases among the
choices that exhibits the same logical relationship as the words/phrases in the following pair.
conductor : orchestra
Question 14.Question : <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 [Show Less]