QUESTION: 213

Mainline Airways was bought by its employees six years ago. Three years ago, Mainline hired QualiCo Advertising Agency to handle its promotions and advertising division. Today Mainline’s profits are over 20 percent higher than they were five years ago and 10 percent higher than they were three years ago. Employee ownership and a good advertising agency have combined to make Mainline more profitable.

Which of the following best describes the weak point in the argument above?

It fails to establish a causal connection between the change in ownership at Mainline Airways and the hiring of QualiCo, on the one hand, and the rise in Mainline’s profits, on the other.
It presents no evidence showing that employee-owned airlines are any more profitable than other airlines.
It assumes that the profits of Mainline Airways will continue to rise.
It gives no exact figures for the current profits of Mainline Airways.
It fails to explain how the profits of Mainline Airways are calculated.

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 214

At many colleges today, regulations have been imposed that forbid the use in speech or print of language that “offends” or “insults” the members of any group, especially women and racial, ethnic, and religious minorities. Although these regulations are defended in the name of “democracy,” they restrict freedom of speech and the press in a way that opposes the true spirit of democracy.
The argument above attempts to prove its case primarily by

impugning the credentials of an opponent
providing examples that support a theoretical principle
taking advantage of inconsistencies in the definition of “democracy”
revealing a contradiction in an opposing point of view
appealing to the patriotic feelings of its audience

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 215

In 1980, a Danish ten-øre coin minted in 1747 was sold at auction for $8,000. Eleanor Bixby owns another Danish ten-øre coin minted in 1747. When she puts it on the market next week, it will fetch a price over $18,000.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the conclusion drawn above?

Since 1980, the average price for rare coins has increased by over 150 percent.
There are only four coins like the one in question in the entire world.
Since 1980, the consumer price index has risen by over 150 percent.
In 1986, a previously unknown cache of one hundred coins just like the one in question was found.
Thirty prominent, wealthy coin collectors are expected to bid for Bixby’s coin.

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 216

Merco has been in business longer than Nolen. Inc, Olean Industries was founded years before the Potter Company, and the Potter Company was started years after the Quarles Corporation. Nolen, Inc., and the Quarles Corporation were founded in the same year.
If the information above is true, which of the following must also be true?

Olean Industries has been in business for more years than Merco.
Olean Industries has been in business for more years than the Quarles Corporation.
Nolen, Inc., has not been in business for as many years as Olean Industries.
Merco has been in business for more years than the Potter Company.
Nolen, Inc., has not been in business for as many years as the Potter Company.

Answer(s): D

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