Sect III：Logical Reasoning

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1、PrepTest63ExplainedSectionIII:wasaproblem.(D)isapointthatAcmewouldliketomakeand,thus,a180.LogicalReasoning2.(D)FlawStep1:IdentifytheQuestionTypeThequestionaskswhytheauthor’sreasoningis“flawed,”1.(E)RoleofaStatementmakingiteasytorecognizeasaFlawquestion.BreaktheStep1:IdentifytheQuestionTypeargumenti

2、ntoconclusionandevidenceanddescribewhyorThequestionprovidesaclaimandaskswhyitwasofferedbyhowtheevidencedoesn’tproperlyleadtotheconclusion.thecommentator,makingthisaRoleofaStatementquestion.Step2:UntangletheStimulusSeparatetheargumentintoevidenceandconclusionandTheartiststartsoffwithherconclusion:Al

3、mosteveryoneindeterminethefunctionoftheclaiminquestion.hercountrywantstobeanartist,eveniftheyhavetoworkStep2:UntangletheStimulusotherjobstoo.HerevidenceisthatalmosteveryonesheThisstimulushastwoarguments.First,AcmeEnginesstatesknowswantstomakealivingasanartist,eventhoughtheyitscase.Atrainwreckwascau

4、sedwhenapoorlyplacedalreadyhaveotherjobs.switchwashitbyanengineer’sknee.AcmeclaimsthatStep3:MakeaPredictionit’snotresponsiblebecauseitwassupposedlyunawareIttakesagreatleapoflogictomakeaclaimaboutanoftheproblem.Asforrelocatingthesameswitchinotherentirecountry’sambitionsbasedonthedreamsofafewlocomoti

5、ves,Acmeinsistsitwasmerelytryingtoremedyandishwashersandstoreclerksthatoneknowspersonally.Thisinconvenience.isaclassicunrepresentativesample:drawingaconclusionThecommentator,however,isnotbuyingthestory.Instead,aboutalargepopulationfromasamplethat’stoosmallthecommentatorassertsthatAcmeisresponsible.

6、Asand/ormaynotrepresentthecharacteristicsofthelargerevidence,thecommentatorcitesthecosttoAcmeofrelocatingpopulationintheconclusion.theswitchinitsotherlocomotives(thisisthestatementStep4:EvaluatetheAnswerChoicesthequestionisaskingabout).ThecommentatorsuggeststhatAcmewouldnothavespent$500,000justtofi

7、xanChoice(D)perfectlyexpressestheRepresentativenessissue.inconvenience.Choice(A)suggestscircularreasoning,buttheartist’sStep3:MakeaPredictionevidencedoesn’tdependonherconclusion.Herevidencecomesfromwhatshe’