Last year, after the number of subway riders who had had their pockets picked at Central Station had risen to an all-time high, the transit authority erected signs in Central Station telling riders to beware of pickpockets. In the year since the signs have been erected, though, riders have had their pockets picked at Central Station at a per-capita rate nearly double that before the signs were erected.
Which of the following, if true, helps to explain the discrepancy pointed out in the passage?
A. Since Central Stations major renovation, during which the signs were erected, Central Station has become much more attractive to tourists from out of town.
B. Rising gas prices and a surging downtown job market have caused the daily number of riders at Central Station nearly to double within the past year.
C. Riders walking past the new signs tend to rummage through their pockets or feel through their clothes to verify the presence of their possessions.
D. The number of individuals convicted of petty theft or grand theft for picking pockets at Central Station has decreased within the past year.
E. Most of the pickpockets victims were riding the subway during peak travel hours, when Central Station is especially crowded.
Last year, after the number of subway riders who had had their pockets picked at Central Station had risen to an all-time high, the transit authority erected signs in Central Station telling riders to beware of pickpockets. In the year since the signs have been erected, though, riders have had their pockets picked at Central Station at a per-capita rate nearly double that before the signs were erected.
Which of the following, if true, helps to explain the discrepancy pointed out in the passage?
B. Rising gas prices and a surging downtown job market have caused the daily number of riders at Central Station nearly to double within the past year.
A certain type of insect trap uses a scented lure to attract rose beetles into a plastic bag from which it is difficult for them to escape. If several of these traps are installed in a backyard garden, the number of rose beetles in the garden will be greatly reduced. If only one trap is installed, however, the number of rose beetles in the garden will actually increase.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy? (A) The scent of a single trap's lure usually cannot be detected throughout a backyard garden by rose beetles. (B) Several traps are better able to catch a large number of rose beetles than is one trap alone, since any rose beetles that evade one trap are likely to encounter another trap if there are several traps in the garden. (C) When there are several traps in a garden, they each capture fewer rose beetles than any single trap would if it were the only trap in the garden. (D) The presence of any traps in a backyard garden will attract more rose beetles than one trap can catch, but several traps will not attract significantly more rose beetles to a garden than one trap will. (E) When there is only one trap in the garden, the plastic bag quickly becomes filled to capacity, allowing some rose beetles to escape.
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A certain type of insect trap uses a scented lure to attract rose beetles into a plastic bag from which it is difficult for them to escape. If several of these traps are installed in a backyard garden, the number of rose beetles in the garden will be greatly reduced. If only one trap is installed, however, the number of rose beetles in the garden will actually increase.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy?
(D) The presence of any traps in a backyard garden will attract more rose beetles than one trap can catch, but several traps will not attract significantly more rose beetles to a garden than one trap will.
A certain type of insect trap uses a scented lure to attract rose beetles into a plastic bag from which it is difficult for them to escape. If several of these traps are installed in a backyard garden, the number of rose beetles in the garden will be greatly reduced. If only one trap is installed, however, the number of rose beetles in the garden will actually increase.
Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy? (A) The scent of a single trap's lure usually cannot be detected throughout a backyard garden by rose beetles. (B) Several traps are better able to catch a large number of rose beetles than is one trap alone, since any rose beetles that evade one trap are likely to encounter another trap if there are several traps in the garden. (C) When there are several traps in a garden, they each capture fewer rose beetles than any single trap would if it were the only trap in the garden. (D) The presence of any traps in a backyard garden will attract more rose beetles than one trap can catch, but several traps will not attract significantly more rose beetles to a garden than one trap will. (E) When there is only one trap in the garden, the plastic bag quickly becomes filled to capacity, allowing some rose beetles to escape.
Last year, after the number of subway riders who had had their pockets picked at Central Station had risen to an all-time high, the transit authority erected signs in Central Station telling riders to beware of pickpockets. In the year since the signs have been erected, though, riders have had their pockets picked at Central Station at a per-capita rate nearly double that before the signs were erected.
Which of the following, if true, helps to explain the discrepancy pointed out in the passage?
A. Since Central Stations major renovation, during which the signs were erected, Central Station has become much more attractive to tourists from out of town.
B. Rising gas prices and a surging downtown job market have caused the daily number of riders at Central Station nearly to double within the past year.
C. Riders walking past the new signs tend to rummage through their pockets or feel through their clothes to verify the presence of their possessions.
D. The number of individuals convicted of petty theft or grand theft for picking pockets at Central Station has decreased within the past year.
E. Most of the pickpockets victims were riding the subway during peak travel hours, when Central Station is especially crowded.
Economist: The marketing department for a certain brand of dish washing liquid claims that its product, a soap which removes dried-on grease 30 percent more effectively, will quickly become the best-selling dish washing liquid in its class. However, as the failure of the pharmaceutical start-up that developed the unprecedentedly strong pain reliever HURT-AWAY demonstrated last year, customers often care more about the perceived trustworthiness of a brand as they do about the efficacy of a particular product.
Which of the following strategies is used in the economist's argument?
B Supporting another's position by means of a case study
Economist: The marketing department for a certain brand of dish washing liquid claims that its product, a soap which removes dried-on grease 30 percent more effectively, will quickly become the best-selling dish washing liquid in its class. However, as the failure of the pharmaceutical start-up that developed the unprecedentedly strong pain reliever HURT-AWAY demonstrated last year, customers often care more about the perceived trustworthiness of a brand as they do about the efficacy of a particular product.
Which of the following strategies is used in the economist's argument?
A Suggesting that the motives of an opponent are dubious B Supporting another's position by means of a case study C Challenging an argument by means of an analogy D Demonstrating contradictions in the evidence supporting an opposing position E Pointing out how a plan is unsuitable given the cultural contexts of a market
Economist: The marketing department for a certain brand of dish washing liquid claims that its product, a soap which removes dried-on grease 30 percent more effectively, will quickly become the best-selling dish washing liquid in its class. However, as the failure of
Economist: The marketing department for a certain brand of dish washing liquid claims that its product, a soap which removes dried-on grease 30 percent more effectively, will quickly become the best-selling dish washing liquid in its class. However, as the failure of the pharmaceutical start-up that developed the unprecedentedly strong pain reliever HURT-AWAY demonstrated last year, customers often care more about the perceived trustworthiness of a brand as they do about the efficacy of a particular product.
Which of the following strategies is used in the economist's argument?
A Suggesting that the motives of an opponent are dubious B Supporting another's position by means of a case study C Challenging an argument by means of an analogy D Demonstrating contradictions in the evidence supporting an opposing position E Pointing out how a plan is unsuitable given the cultural contexts of a market
Economist: The marketing department for a certain brand of dish washing liquid claims that its product, a soap which removes dried-on grease 30 percent more effectively, will quickly become the best-selling dish washing liquid in its class. However, as the failure of the pharmaceutical start-up that developed the unprecedentedly strong pain reliever HURT-AWAY demonstrated last year, customers often care more about the perceived trustworthiness of a brand as they do about the efficacy of a particular product.
Which of the following strategies is used in the economist's argument?
A Suggesting that the motives of an opponent are dubious B Supporting another's position by means of a case study C Challenging an argument by means of an analogy D Demonstrating contradictions in the evidence supporting an opposing position E Pointing out how a plan is unsuitable given the cultural contexts of a market
15.Bill: Smoke-detecting fire alarms can save lives. I believe that every apartment in this city should be required by law to be equipped with a smoke detector. Joe: I disagree with your proposal. Smoke detectors are just as important for safety in private houses as they are in apartment. From this exchange, it can be inferred that Joe has interpreted Bill's statement to mean that (A) the city should be responsible for providing smoke detectors for apartments (B) residences outside the city should not be equipped with smoke detectors (C) only apartments should be equipped with smoke detectors (D) the risk of fire is not as great in private houses as it is in apartments (E) the rate of death by fire is unusually high in the city in question
16.In 1986, the city of Los Diablos had 20 days on which air pollution reached unhealthful amounts and a smog alert was put into effect. In early 1987, new air pollution control measures were enacted, but the city had smog alerts on 31 days that year and on 39 days the following year. In 1989, however, the number of smog alerts in Los Diablos dropped to sixteen. The main air pollutants in Los Diablos are ozone and carbon monoxide, and since 1986 the levels of both have been monitored by gas spectrography. Which of the following statements, assuming that each is true, would be LEAST helpful in explaining the air pollution levels in Los Diablos between 1986 and 1989? (A) The 1987 air pollution control measures enacted in Los Diablos were put into effect in November of 1988. (B) In December of 1988 a new and far more accurate gas spectrometer was invented. (C) In February of 1989, the Pollution Control Board of Los Diablos revised the scale used to determine the amount of air pollution considered unhealthful. (D) In 1988 the mayor of Los Diablos was found to have accepted large campaign donations from local industries and to have exempted those same industries from air pollution control measures. (E) Excess ozone and carbon monoxide require a minimum of two years to break down naturally in the atmosphere above a given area.
15. Bill: Smoke-detecting fire alarms can save lives. I believe that every apartment in this city should be required by law to be equipped with a smoke detector.
15. Bill: Smoke-detecting fire alarms can save lives. I believe that every apartment in this city should be required by law to be equipped with a smoke detector. Joe: I disagree with your proposal. Smoke detectors are just as important for safety in private houses as they are in apartment. From this exchange, it can be inferred that joe has interpreted bills statement to mean that (a) the city should be responsible for providing smoke detectors for apartments (b) residences outside the city should not be equipped with smoke detectors (c) only apartments should be equipped with smoke detectors (d) the risk of fire is not as great in private houses as it is in apartments (e) the rate of death by fire is unusually high in the city in question
16. In 1986, the city of los diablos had 20 days on which air pollution reached unhealthful amounts and a smog alert was put into effect. In early 1987, new air pollution control measures were enacted, but the city had smog alerts on 31 days that year and on 39 days the following year. In 1989, however, the number of smog alerts in los diablos dropped to sixteen. The main air pollutants in los diablos are ozone and carbon monoxide, and since 1986 the levels of both have been monitored by gas spectrography. Which of the following statements, assuming that each is true, would be least helpful in explaining the air pollution levels in los diablos between 1986 and 1989? (a) the 1987 air pollution control measures enacted in los diablos were put into effect in november of 1988. (b) in december of 1988 a new and far more accurate gas spectrometer was invented. (c) in february of 1989, the pollution control board of los diablos revised the scale used to determine the amount of air pollution considered unhealthful. (d) in 1988 the mayor of los diablos was found to have accepted large campaign donations from local industries and to have exempted those same industries from air pollution control measures. (e) excess ozone and carbon monoxide require a minimum of two years to break down naturally in the atmosphere above a given area.
15. Bill: Smoke-detecting fire alarms can save lives. I believe that every apartment in this city should be required by law to be equipped with a smoke detector. Joe: I disagree with your proposal. Smoke detectors are just as important for safety in private houses as they are in apartment. From this exchange, it can be inferred that Joe has interpreted Bills statement to mean that
(D) the risk of fire is not as great in private houses as it is in apartments
16. In 1986, the city of Los Diablos had 20 days on which air pollution reached unhealthful amounts and a smog alert was put into effect. In early 1987, new air pollution control measures were enacted, but the city had smog alerts on 31 days that year and on 39 days the following year. In 1989, however, the number of smog alerts in Los Diablos dropped to sixteen. The main air pollutants in Los Diablos are ozone and carbon monoxide, and since 1986 the levels of both have been monitored by gas spectrography. Which of the following statements, assuming that each is true, would be LEAST helpful in explaining the air pollution levels in Los Diablos between 1986 and 1989?
(E) Excess ozone and carbon monoxide require a minimum of two years to break down naturally in the atmosphere above a given area.
