QUESTION: 113

Of course, the Task Force on Crime is going to conclude that crime is on the way up. If they conclude it’s on the way down, they would have to disband, wouldn’t they?

Which of the following assumptions is most pivotal to this argument?

The Task Force is more concerned with its own existence than with carrying out its mission.
The Task Force is led by an adversary of the speaker.
The speaker was not asked to serve on the Task Force.
The speaker’s leadership ability will be questioned by the findings of the Task Force.
The Task Force wants to hire more police officers and other law enforcement personnel.

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

This argument assumes that the main concern of the Task Force is its own existence. The speaker assumes that the Task Force will present findings that would ensure that the Task Force is not disbanded. The passage did not identify the speaker’s relationship to the leader of the Task Force (choice b) or indicate that the speaker was not asked to join the Task Force (choice c). Neither of these assumptions makes a logical connection between the premise and conclusion of the argument. It is possible that the speaker’s leadership ability will be questioned by the Task Force findings (choice d) or that the Task Force wants to hire more police officers (choice e), but these two assumptions also do not link the premise and conclusion.

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QUESTION: 114

Organic farmers are looking for non-chemical methods to rid their crops of pests.
Giving crops a slight electric shock has no ill effect on crops but rids them of caterpillars. This method should be employed by organic farmers all over the country.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the view that it would not be advisable to try to eradicate agricultural pests with the method mentioned above?

Most species of caterpillar are subject to some natural predators.
Many agricultural pests do not go through a caterpillar stage.
This method also kills insects that are agriculturally beneficial.
Since caterpillars of different species appear at different times of the year, several shocks would be necessary.
No large-scale production facilities exist today for the product that electrifies crops.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

If electrifying crops kills beneficial pests, it may do as much or more harm than good.

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QUESTION: 115

A study of business partnerships in which one partner’s management style differs from that of the other partner reveals that such partnerships are more likely be fraught with problems and to ultimately end in dissolution.
Thus, mismatched management styles can seriously jeopardize a business partnership. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?

Business partnerships in which both partners have the same management style also occasionally have disagreements that can jeopardize the partnership.
The management style of individuals tends to vary from year to year.
The individuals who have management style that differ significantly from those of their partners tend to argue little with spouses at home.
Partners who are considering dissolution have been found to express hostility by adopting a different management styles from that of their partners.
According to a recent study, most people’s management styles can be controlled and modified easily.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

If partners who are considering dissolution have been found to express hostility by adopting a different management style from that of their partners, then the different management styles are the result and not the cause of the discordance between the partners.

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QUESTION: 116

A report on the use of monosodium glutamate in food concluded, “Most Americans who consume monosodium glutamate regularly are not being harmed.” Critics of the report insist the conclusion be changed to, “Most Americans who consume monosodium glutamate do not show visible symptoms of harm by the substance, such as abnormal rashes or slower rates of metabolism.” Which of the following, if true, provides the best logical justification for the critics’ insistence that the report’s conclusion be changed?

Some Americans who consume monosodium glutamate regularly are being harmed by the substance.
Monosodium glutamate could be causing long term damage for which symptoms have not yet become visible.
The report does not compare harm caused to Americans who consume monosodium glutamate with harm caused to people in other countries.
Monosodium glutamate has been added to a growing number of commonly consumed foods during the past fifteen years.
The severity of damage by monosodium glutamate differs from person to person.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

If there is a possibility that monosodium glutamate will cause long-term harm, then the absence of symptoms cannot be taken as proof that Americans who consume monosodium glutamate regularly are not being harmed.

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