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Q. Ever since I arrived at the college last week, I’ve been shocked by the poor behavior of the students. The student population is completely lacking in proper social skills. Which of the following, if true, would weaken the above conclusion ? [2021]
A. Students who are away from their parents often exhibit rude behavior
B. The college numbers over 50,000 students.
C. The narrator is a student and has not interacted with many students.
D. Social skills should not be expected of college students
Ans. B
Q. Cars are safer than planes. Fifty percent of plane accidents result in death, while only one percent of car accidents result in death. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above ? [2021]
A. Planes are inspected more often than cars.
B. The number of car accidents is several hundred thousand times higher than the number of plane accidents
C. Pilots never fly under the influence of alcohol, while car drivers often do
D. Plane accidents are usually the fault of air traffic controllers, not pilots.
Ans. B
Q. The Japanese economic model created strong domestic industries through subsidies from its Ministry of Trade and by closing off competitive foreign firms to its domestic market. This strategy promised to help economic growth by incubating domestic industries. New Japanese industries could count on a known local demand and would be protected from competition by tariffs and other barriers. The program could reduce the amount of imports and therefore improve the nation’s balance of trade.
Which of the following, based on the passage above, is a weakness in this economic strategy ? [2021]
A. A protectionist policy will create animosity among other nations.
B. Fast growth of small industries will create a class of millionaires and increase the inequality of income
C. Subsidies and import constraints keep domestic prices high and impose a burden on consumers.
D. Quotas are more regressive than tariffs
Ans. C
Q. Sally has never received a violation from the Federal Aviation Administration during her 16-year flying career. Sally must be a great pilot. Which of the following can be said about the reasoning above ? [2021]
A. The definitions of the terms create ambiguity.
B. The argument uses circular reasoning.
C. The argument works by analogy.
D. The argument is built upon hidden assumptions.
Ans. D