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Preptests 56 Answers and Explanations (By Ivy Global)Answering the Questiona) This is a sneaky one, but it’s missing one key point. Remember, it’s unethical for thebusiness to encourage people to do this, not necessarily for people to do it themselves.b) We’re not talking about the usage of the information here; we’re talking about how it’sgathered.c) The word “deliberately” eliminates this answer choice. The business isn’t necessarilydeliberately doing this, they are indirectly doing it.d) This is the correct answer. Encouraging people to do something that damages theintegrity of their relationships is unethical.e) This is stated in the argument is not what we are looking to prove.Double-Checking the AnswerThis is the only answer choice that finds the gap in reasoning, and, stated in general terms,attempts to bridge it, thereby strengthening the argument.17. Analyzing the StimulusGlen thinks that law’s primary role should be to create virtuous citizens, and the emphasis onprocedure creates, instead, a concern with personal rights that leads to individual indifferenceto society’s welfare.Sara thinks, conversely, that this role would encourage governments to make the decisionsabout what is virtuous, which is more dangerous than being overprotective of individual rights.Answering the Questiona) Neither Sara nor Glen actually talks about whether or not citizens can make good choices.Sara simply thinks that government shouldn’t make decision for them.b) Glen thinks this is true, but Sara doesn’t actually say which is more important.c) Sara says this, but Glen doesn’t mention it.d) Glen says this, and Sara implicitly agrees with it.e) This is the correct answer. Glen thinks this is true, but Sara thinks that as primary role thisis dangerous.Double-Checking the AnswerThis is the only answer that touches on a topic that both Glen and Sara discuss, and that theyhave differing opinions on.18. Analyzing the StimulusThe conclusion is indecisive: it’s almost never in cardholder’s interest to skip payments for up tosix months.The evidence is certain: finance charges accumulate during this time and the cost is muchgreater in the long run.The reasoning is implicit and formal: it’s in a person’s best interest to pay less money now thanmore money later.Answering the Questiona) The structure of this argument doesn’t match the stimulus at all.b) We’re talking about something that has a small benefit, but is worse in the long run—notabout something that has a disadvantage but is better.Ivy Global
Preptests 56 Answers and Explanations (By Ivy Global)c) This is the correct answer. There’s a small immediate benefit but the drawbacks arebigger in the long run.d) The author thinks long-run costs are bad, so this isn’t right.e) This argument doesn’t match the stimulus at all.Double-Checking the AnswerThis is the only answer that matches the principle and structure of the stimulus.19. Analyzing the StimulusLet’s diagram this out, with statements and with contrapositives.Literature ~Physics and Physics (some taking Art)~LiteratureRhetoric~Physics and Physics (some taking Art)~RhetoricAnswering the Questiona) This is the correct answer. Since physics students can’t take literature, and some physicsstudents are taking art, it follows that some art students aren’t taking literature.b) Literature students can take art—it’s just the physics-art combined students that can’t takeliterature.c) There’s no connection between rhetoric and literature, so we can’t determine this.d) There’s no connection between rhetoric and literature, so we can’t determine this.e) We don’t know this for sure. We already know the physics-arts students can’t takeliterature, but whether or not the rest of the art students take literature is up in the air.Double-Checking the AnswerThis is the only answer choice that must be true based on the information given in the stimulus.20. Analyzing the StimulusThe psychologist’s conclusion is decisive: psychotherapists should never provide psychotherapyon talk shows.The evidence is certain and two-fold. Psychotherapists are expected to entertain a broadaudience when giving psychotherapy on talk shows, but this satisfying this demand isincompatible with providing quality psychological help.The reasoning is implicit and informal: psychotherapists should not provide psychotherapy ifthey cannot provide high-quality psychological help.Answering the Questiona) The disconnection comes with providing quality help, not with the entertainment value.b) This would actually weaken the argument, suggesting that quality help is not as important asthe psychologist thinks it is.c) This is a tricky answer choice, but it is too extreme and too broad. The psychologist talksabout a specific situation that isn’t on par with a sweeping statement that therapy should“never be provided” with “any chance” that it’s of lower quality.d) What the audience is seeking is out of the scope of the psychologist’s argument.e) This is the correct answer—the therapy should be of high quality or it should not bepresented.21. Analyzing the StimulusIvy Global
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