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ThegU.S.ghealthcaregsystemgisgdifficultgtognavigate,gandgthisgnegativelygaff
ectsgmanygofgus.gManygpeoplegaregunsuregexactlyghowgtheirghealthginsur
ancegcoveragegworksgandgaregnotgsuregwheregtheygcanggogtoggetgcare.gW
hatgcangbegdonegtogimprovegthis?gIfgchangesgaregnotgmadegsoon,gthegprob
lemgwillgonlyggetgworse.
Whichgisgagsimplegpropositiongthatgisgexpressedgingthegabovegparagraph?
- Manygpeoplegaregnotgsuregwheregtheygcanggogtoggetgcare.
- ThegU.S.ghealthcaregsystemgisgdifficultgtognavigate,gandgthisgnegativelyg
affectsgmanygofgus.
- Whatgcangbegdonegtogimprovegthis?
- Manygpeoplegaregunsuregexactlyghowgtheirghealthginsurancegcoverageg
worksgandgaregnotgsuregwheregtheygcanggogtoggetgcare.g-
g ✔✔✔gCorrectgAnswerg >g Manygpeoplegaregnotgsuregwheregtheygcangg
ogtoggetgcare.
,SupposegthatgSmithgassertsgagclaimgthatgcouldgbegtruegbutgseemsgimplaus
ible.gJonesgrecognizesgthisgpointgandgasksgSmithgtogprovidegevidencegforg
hisgclaim.gSmithgresponds:g"Whygdon'tgyougtrygtogdisprovegmygclaim?"
Whichgfallacygisgfoundgingthisgargument?
- Thegfallacygofgshiftinggthegburdengofgproof
- Thegfallacygofgoversimplification
- Thegfallacygofgselectivegattention
- Thegredgherringgfallacyg-
g ✔✔✔gCorrectg Answerg >g Thegfallacygofgshiftinggthegburdengofgpr
oof
Ingwhichgargumentgdogpremisesg(1)gandg(2)gprovidegconjointgsupportgforgc
onclusiong(3)?
- (1)gBroccoligisghighgingimportantgnutrientsglikegvitamingC.g(2)gBroccolig
alsoghasgantioxidantsgthatgpreventgcellgdamage.g(3)gIgtoldgyougthatgbro
ccoligwasghealthy!
- (1)gIfgwegfixgourgcar,gwegwillgnotghavegenoughgmoneygforgagvacation.g(2)g
Igguessgwegjustghavegtogfixgourgcar,gthough.g(3)gTherefore,gwegwillgnotgha
vegenoughgmoneygforgagvacation.
- (1)gThegTitanicgfamouslygcapsizedging1912,gevengthoughgpeoplegtho
ughtgitgwasgverygsafe.g(2)gThereghavegbeenghigh-
profilegpassengergplanegcrashesgaroundgthegworld.g(3)gClearlygtraveli
nggisgnotgwithoutgsomegrisk.
,- (1)gThegnewgcandidateghasgsignificantgexperiencegingthegfield.g(2)gFurthe
rmore,gtheygweregrecommendedgbygsomeonegIgtrust.g(3)gIgthinkgwegshoul
dghiregthem.g-
g ✔✔✔gCorrectg Answerg >g (1)gIfgwegfixgourgcar,gwegwillgnotghavegenough
gmoneygforgagvacation.g(2)gIgguessgwegjustghavegtogfixgourgcar,gthough.g(3)g
Therefore,gwegwillgnotghavegenoughgmoneygforgagvacation.
Whichgstatementgcorrectlygidentifiesgthegsubpremise,gthegmaingpremise,g
andgthegmaingconclusiongingthegfollowinggargument?
(1) Thegelementarygschoolgshouldgrungmoregearthquakegdrillsgnextgyear.
(2)gWeghavegreasongtogbelievegthatgtheglikelihoodgofgangearthquakegisginc
reasinggbecauseg(3)gagfederalgreportgreleasedglastgyeargsaidgthatgourgarea'
sgearthquakegdangergisgongthegrise.
- 1gisgthegmaingpremise,g2gisgthegsubpremise,gandg3gisgthegmaing
conclusion.
- 1gisgthegmaingpremise,g2gisgthegmaingconclusion,gandg3gisgtheg
subpremise.
- 1gisgthegmaingconclusion,g2gisgthegmaingpremise,gandg3gisgtheg
subpremise.
- 1gisgthegsubpremise,g2gisgthegmaingpremise,gandg3gisgthegmaingconclu
sion.g-
g ✔✔✔gCorrectg Answerg >g 1gisgthegmaingconclusion,g2gisgthegmaingpr
emise,gandg3gisgthegsubpremise.
Wegshouldgbuygangelectricgcar.gGranted,gtheygaregmoregexpensivegupgfro
ntgthanggasgcars,gbutgweghavegthegmoney,gandgwegwillgsavegonggasgin
, theglonggrun.gAdditionally,gelectricgcarsgaregbettergforgthegenvironment.gA
ndgtheygaregbecominggmoregstylish!
Whichgisgaghiddengassumptiongofgtheggivengargument?
- Ifgsomethinggisgbettergforgthegenvironment,gthengthatgcountsgingfavorg
ofgchoosinggit.
- Gasgcarsgwillgcontinuegtogbecomegcheapergingthegfuturegasgtheygloseg
popularity.
- Electricgcars'gbatteriesgdognotghaveganygnegativegconsequencesgforgtheg
environment.
- Wegdognotghavegenoughgmoneygforgangelectricgcargbecausegwegspentg
allgourgmoneygongagvacationgthisgyear.g-
g ✔✔✔gCorrectg Answerg >g Ifgsomethinggisgbettergforgthegenvironmen
t,gthengthatgcountsgingfavorgofgchoosinggit.
Whichgargumentgwouldgrequiregagconjoint,ghiddengassumptiongtogbegpair
edgwithgpremiseg(1)gwhengmapped?
- (1)gWegcangeithergeatgoutgatgagrestaurantgorgstaygin.g(2)gWegshouldgnotg
staygin.g(3)gSogwegshouldggogoutgtogagrestaurant.
- (1)gIfgitghadgrainedglastgnight,gthegsidewalkgwouldgstillgbegwet.g(2)gButg
thegsidewalkgisgdry.g(3)gSogitgmustgnotghavegrainedglastgnight.
- (1)gOutgofgallgthegmoviesgwegcouldgwatchgtonight,gMoviegAgisgtheg
funniest.g(2)gTherefore,gwegshouldgwatchgMoviegA.
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ThegU.S.ghealthcaregsystemgisgdifficultgtognavigate,gandgthisgnegativelygaff
ectsgmanygofgus.gManygpeoplegaregunsuregexactlyghowgtheirghealthginsur
ancegcoveragegworksgandgaregnotgsuregwheregtheygcanggogtoggetgcare.gW
hatgcangbegdonegtogimprovegthis?gIfgchangesgaregnotgmadegsoon,gthegprob
lemgwillgonlyggetgworse.
Whichgisgagsimplegpropositiongthatgisgexpressedgingthegabovegparagraph?
- Manygpeoplegaregnotgsuregwheregtheygcanggogtoggetgcare.
- ThegU.S.ghealthcaregsystemgisgdifficultgtognavigate,gandgthisgnegativelyg
affectsgmanygofgus.
- Whatgcangbegdonegtogimprovegthis?
- Manygpeoplegaregunsuregexactlyghowgtheirghealthginsurancegcoverageg
worksgandgaregnotgsuregwheregtheygcanggogtoggetgcare.g-
g ✔✔✔gCorrectgAnswerg >g Manygpeoplegaregnotgsuregwheregtheygcangg
ogtoggetgcare.
,SupposegthatgSmithgassertsgagclaimgthatgcouldgbegtruegbutgseemsgimplaus
ible.gJonesgrecognizesgthisgpointgandgasksgSmithgtogprovidegevidencegforg
hisgclaim.gSmithgresponds:g"Whygdon'tgyougtrygtogdisprovegmygclaim?"
Whichgfallacygisgfoundgingthisgargument?
- Thegfallacygofgshiftinggthegburdengofgproof
- Thegfallacygofgoversimplification
- Thegfallacygofgselectivegattention
- Thegredgherringgfallacyg-
g ✔✔✔gCorrectg Answerg >g Thegfallacygofgshiftinggthegburdengofgpr
oof
Ingwhichgargumentgdogpremisesg(1)gandg(2)gprovidegconjointgsupportgforgc
onclusiong(3)?
- (1)gBroccoligisghighgingimportantgnutrientsglikegvitamingC.g(2)gBroccolig
alsoghasgantioxidantsgthatgpreventgcellgdamage.g(3)gIgtoldgyougthatgbro
ccoligwasghealthy!
- (1)gIfgwegfixgourgcar,gwegwillgnotghavegenoughgmoneygforgagvacation.g(2)g
Igguessgwegjustghavegtogfixgourgcar,gthough.g(3)gTherefore,gwegwillgnotgha
vegenoughgmoneygforgagvacation.
- (1)gThegTitanicgfamouslygcapsizedging1912,gevengthoughgpeoplegtho
ughtgitgwasgverygsafe.g(2)gThereghavegbeenghigh-
profilegpassengergplanegcrashesgaroundgthegworld.g(3)gClearlygtraveli
nggisgnotgwithoutgsomegrisk.
,- (1)gThegnewgcandidateghasgsignificantgexperiencegingthegfield.g(2)gFurthe
rmore,gtheygweregrecommendedgbygsomeonegIgtrust.g(3)gIgthinkgwegshoul
dghiregthem.g-
g ✔✔✔gCorrectg Answerg >g (1)gIfgwegfixgourgcar,gwegwillgnotghavegenough
gmoneygforgagvacation.g(2)gIgguessgwegjustghavegtogfixgourgcar,gthough.g(3)g
Therefore,gwegwillgnotghavegenoughgmoneygforgagvacation.
Whichgstatementgcorrectlygidentifiesgthegsubpremise,gthegmaingpremise,g
andgthegmaingconclusiongingthegfollowinggargument?
(1) Thegelementarygschoolgshouldgrungmoregearthquakegdrillsgnextgyear.
(2)gWeghavegreasongtogbelievegthatgtheglikelihoodgofgangearthquakegisginc
reasinggbecauseg(3)gagfederalgreportgreleasedglastgyeargsaidgthatgourgarea'
sgearthquakegdangergisgongthegrise.
- 1gisgthegmaingpremise,g2gisgthegsubpremise,gandg3gisgthegmaing
conclusion.
- 1gisgthegmaingpremise,g2gisgthegmaingconclusion,gandg3gisgtheg
subpremise.
- 1gisgthegmaingconclusion,g2gisgthegmaingpremise,gandg3gisgtheg
subpremise.
- 1gisgthegsubpremise,g2gisgthegmaingpremise,gandg3gisgthegmaingconclu
sion.g-
g ✔✔✔gCorrectg Answerg >g 1gisgthegmaingconclusion,g2gisgthegmaingpr
emise,gandg3gisgthegsubpremise.
Wegshouldgbuygangelectricgcar.gGranted,gtheygaregmoregexpensivegupgfro
ntgthanggasgcars,gbutgweghavegthegmoney,gandgwegwillgsavegonggasgin
, theglonggrun.gAdditionally,gelectricgcarsgaregbettergforgthegenvironment.gA
ndgtheygaregbecominggmoregstylish!
Whichgisgaghiddengassumptiongofgtheggivengargument?
- Ifgsomethinggisgbettergforgthegenvironment,gthengthatgcountsgingfavorg
ofgchoosinggit.
- Gasgcarsgwillgcontinuegtogbecomegcheapergingthegfuturegasgtheygloseg
popularity.
- Electricgcars'gbatteriesgdognotghaveganygnegativegconsequencesgforgtheg
environment.
- Wegdognotghavegenoughgmoneygforgangelectricgcargbecausegwegspentg
allgourgmoneygongagvacationgthisgyear.g-
g ✔✔✔gCorrectg Answerg >g Ifgsomethinggisgbettergforgthegenvironmen
t,gthengthatgcountsgingfavorgofgchoosinggit.
Whichgargumentgwouldgrequiregagconjoint,ghiddengassumptiongtogbegpair
edgwithgpremiseg(1)gwhengmapped?
- (1)gWegcangeithergeatgoutgatgagrestaurantgorgstaygin.g(2)gWegshouldgnotg
staygin.g(3)gSogwegshouldggogoutgtogagrestaurant.
- (1)gIfgitghadgrainedglastgnight,gthegsidewalkgwouldgstillgbegwet.g(2)gButg
thegsidewalkgisgdry.g(3)gSogitgmustgnotghavegrainedglastgnight.
- (1)gOutgofgallgthegmoviesgwegcouldgwatchgtonight,gMoviegAgisgtheg
funniest.g(2)gTherefore,gwegshouldgwatchgMoviegA.
