Alvarez: An Internet-based currency recently lost its value because consumers stopped trusting it. This was possible because it was a "fiat currency" with nothing of value, like gold, backing it, just trust in the currency's creators. This should scare us about currency in general, since modern currencies are all fiat currencies.Hayes: Nonsense. Trusting a government to honor its obligations is not like trusting a group on the Internet.The dialogue provides the most support for the claim that Alvarez and Hayes disagree over whether
Answer(s): D
Alvarez argues that the loss of value in the Internet-based currency is a reason to be fearful about fiat currencies overall, while Hayes disagrees, believing that the comparison between an Internet group and a government is not valid. Thus, their disagreement centers on whether the loss of value in this specific currency should lead to a broader concern about all fiat currencies.
Ethicist: When someone criticizes another's action on moral grounds, people sometimes respond by observing that the critic would have done the same in the same situation. While the observation is frequently true, the response is always irrelevant. It is only when one is removed from a morally challenging situation that one can offer an objective judgment about what should be done in that situation.Which one of the following most accurately expresses the overall conclusion of the ethicist's argument?
Answer(s): E
This answer directly reflects the ethicist's main conclusion, which is that only a person who is not involved in the morally challenging situation can provide an objective judgment about the appropriate action. This conclusion is central to the ethicist's argument and ties together the previous points.
Data from a recent ten-country study showed that, in all ten countries, men were more likely than women to drink coffee. There was little variation shown across the ten countries in the percentage of women who reported drinking coffee, and the gap in the percentage between men and women who reported drinking coffee was the smallest, by far, in Country X.If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?
Answer(s): C
Given that Country X has the smallest gap in coffee consumption between men and women, it suggests that while the gap may be small, the percentage of men who drink coffee in Country X must be closer to the percentage of women who drink coffee compared to the other countries. If the gap between men and women is the smallest in Country X, then it must mean that the percentage of men who drink coffee in Country X is lower than in other countries, where the gap would be larger (meaning men would be much more likely to drink coffee than women).
Previous research has indicated that modern humans originated in Africa about 200,000 years ago and began migrating out of Africa sometime between 40,000 and 70,000 years ago. Recently, stone artifacts that are at least 100,000 years old were discovered outside of the African continent in the Arabian Desert. This indicates that the migration of modern humans out of Africa began much earlier than had previously been thought.Which one of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
Answer(s): B
If Neanderthals or other hominid species related to modern humans were already making stone tools in the region, the presence of ancient stone tools in the Arabian Desert might not be evidence of modern human migration. Instead, these tools could be attributed to these earlier hominids, thereby weakening the argument that the artifacts prove modern humans migrated earlier than previously thought.
Technical instructions: The only easy way to remove the "Twisted Worm" computer virus is to install the Revivamax antivirus software through a connection to our Internet site and then restart your computer. However, you will not be able to install the software if the virus has disabled your Internet connection.Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the technical instructions?
Answer(s): A
Based on the instructions, the easiest way to remove the "Twisted Worm" virus is to install the Revivamax antivirus software via an Internet connection. If the virus has disabled the Internet connection, the software cannot be installed. Therefore, once the virus disables the connection, there is no easy method for removal without access to the Internet for software installation. This is a valid inference based on the instructions provided.
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