chocogold Saysit's B option from my point of view
My take E.
One of the more reliable methods of determining regional climatic conditions in prehistoric periods is to examine plant pollen trapped in glacial ice during ancient times. By comparing such pollen samples with spores taken from modern vegetation, scientists can figure out approximately what the weather was like at the time of pollen deposition. Furthermore, by submitting the prehistoric samples to radiocarbon dating techniques, we can also determine when certain climatic conditions were prevalent in that portion of the globe.
Which one of the following may be inferred from the information in the passage?
(A) The earth has undergone several glacial periods.
(B) Radiocarbon dating can be corroborated by glacial evidence.
(C) Similarities between prehistoric and contemporary climates do not exist.
(D) Pollen deposition is a fairly continuous process.
(E) Certain flora are reliably associated with particular climatic conditions.
I would go with A.....
Rest are all either premises or sub-conclusions at the most.
The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it robs the human race. It takes from posterity, as well as the existing generation, and from those who dissent from the opinion even more than from those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth; if it is wrong, they lose what is almost as great a benefit: the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error.
Which one of the following best expresses the conclusion presented in the argument?
(A) Silencing the expression of an opinion is robbing the human race.
(B) Silencing the expression of an opinion harms those who dissent more than those who agree.
(C) Anyone who agrees with an opinion would not want to silence its expression.
(D) Gaining a clearer perception and livelier impression of truth is a great benefit.
(E) The greatest benefit is the opportunity of exchanging truth for error.
Most discussions of the factors contributing to improvements in public health greatly underestimate the influence of the values held by individuals. This influence is indicated by the fact that the astonishing decline in mortality from infectious disease during the past century was primarily due to an improvement in living conditions. To a substantial degree, these improvements depended on the emphasis by an increasing share of the population on cleanliness, prudence, and moderation.
The main point of the passage is made primarily by
(A) analyzing existing data on medical practices and health outcomes
(B) presenting a set of related cause-and-effect assertions
(C) applying several general principles to a specific case
(D) presenting a general observation and supporting it with several specific examples
(E) refuting in detail a commonly accepted argument
Cass: War and peace are mutually exclusive. Therefore, a nation cannot be preparing for both war and peace simultaneously.
Stanislaus: But arent the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. doing precisely that? They are spending vast amounts of money on war research and armaments while at the same time they are negotiating trade agreements and nuclear arms treaties that are designed to secure peace. Although they are maintaining a shaky peaceful coexistence, they are preparing for both war and peace simultaneously.
In order to refute Casss conclusion, Stanislaus
(A) demonstrates that a nation can be at war and at peace at the same time
(B) points out that there are several different meanings to the words war and peace
(C) uses a different meaning for the term simultaneously than Cass does
(D) shows that preparing for war and preparing for peace are not mutually exclusive
(E) changes an argument based on a definition into one based on an ethical consideration
These days, everyone talks about being too busy. But all this busyness does not seem to result in things getting done. Just as many tasks are still left uncompleted, phone calls unreturned, and appointments missed as there were in the days before this outbreak of busyness. Therefore, people must not be as busy as they claim.
Which one of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion in the passage?
(A) These days, looking busy is a status symbol.
(B) People have to do much more these days than before the so-called outbreak of busyness.
(C) People waste so much time talking about being busy that they fail to get things done.
(D) Just as many things are getting done now as before the so-called outbreak of busyness.
(E) People have more leisure time these days than before the so-called outbreak of busyness.
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Journalist: Well known businessman Arnold Bergeron has long been popular in the state, and he has often talked about running for governor, but he has never run. However, we have just learned that Bergeron has fulfilled the financial disclosure requirement for candidacy by submitting a detailed list of his current financial holdings to the election commission. So, it is very likely that Bergeron will be a candidate for governor this year.
The answer to which of the following questions would be most useful in evaluating the journalist's argument?
(a)Has anybody else who has fulfilled the financial disclosure requirement for the upcoming elections reported greater financial holdings than Bergeron?
(b)Is submitting a list of holdings the only way to fulfill the election commission's financial disclosure requirements?
(c)Did the information recently obtained by the journalist come directly from the election commission?
(d)Have Bergeron's financial holdings increased in value in recent years?
(e)Has Bergeron also fulfilled the financial disclosure requirements for candidacy before any previous gubernatorial elections?
my take is in bold!!
My Ans would be C
Cass: War and peace are mutually exclusive. Therefore, a nation cannot be preparing for both war and peace simultaneously.
Stanislaus: But arent the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. doing precisely that? They are spending vast amounts of money on war research and armaments while at the same time they are negotiating trade agreements and nuclear arms treaties that are designed to secure peace. Although they are maintaining a shaky peaceful coexistence, they are preparing for both war and peace simultaneously.
In order to refute Casss conclusion, Stanislaus
(D) shows that preparing for war and preparing for peace are not mutually exclusive
OA is in bold!!
Could you also mention the source of this question. D looks little counter-intuitive to the premises.
Are you confusing the answer to be A,
because it is very near to the answer, but its actually a shell-game answer, it says "demonstrates that a nation can be at war and at peace at the same time" . So its not talking about the preparation of the nation, but the actions of the nation.
Could you also mention the source of this question. D looks little counter-intuitive to the premises.
Are you confusing the answer to be A,
because it is very near to the answer, but its actually a shell-game answer, it says "demonstrates that a nation can be at war and at peace at the same time" . So its not talking about the preparation of the nation, but the actions of the nation.
Okay Gotcha!! :cheerio:
Medical researchers have tempered their initial enthusiasm for daily aspirin consumption as an effective means of preventing second heart attacks in men. Further studies into the possibility of a connection between daily consumption of aspirin and the reduced incidence of attack have indicated that since aspirins effectiveness in preventing heart attacks is limited to certain types of attacks, only 50 to 60 percent of all men stand to reduce their risk of a second heart attack by consuming aspirin daily. Nevertheless, since moderate aspirin intake poses no health threat, researchers continue to recommend that all men who wish to reduce the risk of a second heart attack continue or begin consuming aspirin on a daily basis.
Which one of the following statements, if true, would lend the strongest support to the researchers recommendation?
1. Fewer than 50 to 60 percent of all men who have experienced a heart attack have failed to begin daily aspirin consumption in an effort to avoid a second attack.
2. Failing to consume aspirin daily is one of several ways in which a one-time heart attack sufferer can decrease his chances of experiencing a second attack.
3. There is no way to determine accurately which particular one-time heart attack sufferers who are at risk of suffering a second heart attack might benefit from the consumption of aspirin.
4. The amount of aspirin that a one-time heart attack sufferer should consume varies only slightly according to the age and weight of the heart attack sufferer.
5. Those men who wish to reduce the risk of their having a second heart attack are not among those men who would reduce that risk by consuming aspirin daily.
Post answers with explanations pls.
Medical researchers have tempered their initial enthusiasm for daily aspirin consumption as an effective means of preventing second heart attacks in men. Further studies into the possibility of a connection between daily consumption of aspirin and the reduced incidence of attack have indicated that since aspirins effectiveness in preventing heart attacks is limited to certain types of attacks, only 50 to 60 percent of all men stand to reduce their risk of a second heart attack by consuming aspirin daily. Nevertheless, since moderate aspirin intake poses no health threat, researchers continue to recommend that all men who wish to reduce the risk of a second heart attack continue or begin consuming aspirin on a daily basis.
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Dr. Sheila Porter plans to run an experiment using nursing students. Each student will be shown either a pleasant nature film or a disturbing horror film. Each student will be observed by someone wholooking only at the students facial expressionsmust ascertain which film is being shown. Students shown the horror movie are told to hide their feelings in order to convince the observer that they are watching a pleasant film. Dr. Porter hypothesizes that all the students in the experiment who are convincing will be among the best at working with patients. The hypothesis will be tested by comparing the convincing students and unconvincing students in terms of their performance with patents.
Which one of the following incidents best illustrates Dr. Porters hypothesis?
(A) Niles, the most convincing student in the experiment, later went on to become a physician.
(B) After graduating, Yoshiro, a nursing student who was convincing in the
experiment, helped care for Bram, a patient at a hospital. Bram recovered from his operation.
(C) After graduating, Kim, a nursing student in the experiment who watched the nature film, was removed from the staff of a hospital for unacceptable performance in patient care.
(D) Daria, a nursing student who was convincing in the experiment, later received As in those classes in which working with patients in a teaching hospital was the sole basis of her grades.
(E) Marite, a nursing student who was not convincing in the experiment, later quit nursing school.
Dr. Sheila Porter plans to run an experiment using nursing students. Each student will be shown either a pleasant nature film or a disturbing horror film. Each student will be observed by someone wholooking only at the students facial expressionsmust ascertain which film is being shown. Students shown the horror movie are told to hide their feelings in order to convince the observer that they are watching a pleasant film. Dr. Porter hypothesizes that all the students in the experiment who are convincing will be among the best at working with patients. The hypothesis will be tested by comparing the convincing students and unconvincing students in terms of their performance with patents.
Which one of the following incidents best illustrates Dr. Porters hypothesis?
(A) Niles, the most convincing student in the experiment, later went on to become a physician.
(B) After graduating, Yoshiro, a nursing student who was convincing in the
experiment, helped care for Bram, a patient at a hospital. Bram recovered from his operation.
(C) After graduating, Kim, a nursing student in the experiment who watched the nature film, was removed from the staff of a hospital for unacceptable performance in patient care.
(D) Daria, a nursing student who was convincing in the experiment, later received As in those classes in which working with patients in a teaching hospital was the sole basis of her grades.
(E) Marite, a nursing student who was not convincing in the experiment, later quit nursing school.
The answer should be 3 IMO, please see reasons below.
Medical researchers have tempered their initial enthusiasm for daily aspirin consumption as an effective means of preventing second heart attacks in men. Further studies into the possibility of a connection between daily consumption of aspirin and the reduced incidence of attack have indicated that since aspirins effectiveness in preventing heart attacks is limited to certain types of attacks, only 50 to 60 percent of all men stand to reduce their risk of a second heart attack by consuming aspirin daily. Nevertheless, since moderate aspirin intake poses no health threat, researchers continue to recommend that all men who wish to reduce the risk of a second heart attack continue or begin consuming aspirin on a daily basis.
Which one of the following statements, if true, would lend the strongest support to the researchers recommendation?
1. Fewer than 50 to 60 percent of all men who have experienced a heart attack have failed to begin daily aspirin consumption in an effort to avoid a second attack.
Does not effect the conclusion drawn by the author in any way.
2. Failing to consume aspirin daily is one of several ways in which a one-time heart attack sufferer can decrease his chances of experiencing a second attack.
Opposite effect....
3. There is no way to determine accurately which particular one-time heart attack sufferers who are at risk of suffering a second heart attack might benefit from the consumption of aspirin.
Correct answer IMO....because this lends credibility to the fact that ALL Men who have had a heart attack need to start consuming Aspirin
4. The amount of aspirin that a one-time heart attack sufferer should consume varies only slightly according to the age and weight of the heart attack sufferer.
We are not concerned about the amount of aspirin consumption
5. Those men who wish to reduce the risk of their having a second heart attack are not among those men who would reduce that risk by consuming aspirin daily.
Does not effect the conclusion drawn in any way.
Post answers with explanations pls.
Medical researchers have tempered their initial enthusiasm for daily aspirin consumption as an effective means of preventing second heart attacks in men. Further studies into the possibility of a connection between daily consumption of aspirin and the reduced incidence of attack have indicated that since aspirins effectiveness in preventing heart attacks is limited to certain types of attacks, only 50 to 60 percent of all men stand to reduce their risk of a second heart attack by consuming aspirin daily. Nevertheless, since moderate aspirin intake poses no health threat, researchers continue to recommend that all men who wish to reduce the risk of a second heart attack continue or begin consuming aspirin on a daily basis.
Which one of the following statements, if true, would lend the strongest support to the researchers recommendation?
1. Fewer than 50 to 60 percent of all men who have experienced a heart attack have failed to begin daily aspirin consumption in an effort to avoid a second attack.
2. Failing to consume aspirin daily is one of several ways in which a one-time heart attack sufferer can decrease his chances of experiencing a second attack.
3. There is no way to determine accurately which particular one-time heart attack sufferers who are at risk of suffering a second heart attack might benefit from the consumption of aspirin.
4. The amount of aspirin that a one-time heart attack sufferer should consume varies only slightly according to the age and weight of the heart attack sufferer.
5. Those men who wish to reduce the risk of their having a second heart attack are not among those men who would reduce that risk by consuming aspirin daily.
Post answers with explanations pls.
That gadget I bought for the kitchen last week has already broken. Its just another example of the shoddy products that we are seeing more and more of these days. The thing was probably manufactured in East Golo.
Which one of the following is the best expression of an unstated premise that underlies the authors reasoning in the passage?
(A) If a manufacturer uses shoddy materials to make a gadget, the gadget is likely to break quickly.
(B) If a gadget breaks quickly, it was probably manufactured in East Golo.
(C) If a kitchen gadget was manufactured in East Golo, it should not be sold in this country.
(D) If everything that is manufactured in East Golo breaks quickly, then kitchen gadgets manufactured in East Golo are likely to break quickly
(E) Nothing that is manufactured in East Golo can be expected to last more than a week.
It is illogical to infer a second and different effect from a cause which is known only by one particular effect. This is incorrect because the inferred effect must necessarily be produced by some different characteristic of the cause than is the observed effect, which already serves entirely to describe the cause.
Which one of the following arguments makes the same logical error as the one described by the author in the passage?
(A) An anonymous donor gave a thousand dollars to our historical society. I would guess that that individual also volunteers at the childrens hospital.
(B) The radioactive material caused a genetic mutation, which, in turn, caused the birth defect. Therefore, the radioactive material caused the birth defect.
(C) The tiny, unseen atom is the source of immense power. It must be its highly complex structure that produces this power.
(D) The city orchestra received more funds from the local government this year than ever before. Clearly this administration is more civic-minded than previous ones.
(E) If I heat water, which is a liquid, it evaporates. If I heat hundreds of other liquids like water, they evaporate. Therefore, if I heat any liquid like water, it will evaporate.
Just as a bicycle chain may be too tight, so may ones carefulness and conscientiousness be so tense as to hinder the running of ones mind.
23. Which one of the following most closely parallels the reasoning used in the argument above?
(A) Just as a clock may be wound too tightly, so may ones time be spent fruitlessly in the pursuit of perfection.
(B) Just as a carousel may spin too quickly, so may ones rapid concentration on several problems prevent a resolution of difficulties.
(C) Just as a machine may be oiled too much, so may ones heavy drinking of alcoholic beverages lead to complete dissipation.
(D) Just as a raging river may be frozen into stillness during the winter, so may ones career falter at certain times of the year.
(E) Just as a boxer may become too tense before a big fight, so may ones personal concerns stand in the way of professional success
