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Logical Reasoning Practice Questions
1. If all beaches were publicly owned, we would have to rely on government funds to maintain them. It is true that more people would have access to the ocean and beaches, but at what cost? If the beaches are not cared for adequately, soon there will be nothing left worth having access to. We should consider carefully before nationalizing more coastal property.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
2. A recent university study indicates that students who receive full scholarships tend to maintain higher grade point averages than do students who must take out loans or work to finance school. The survey concluded that scholarships enable students to achieve high grade point averages by alleviating the stress related to financial concerns and freeing up students' time to study more.
The study's conclusion depends on which of the following assumptions?
3. Plant Y thrives in environments of great sunlight and very little moisture. Desert X is an environment with constant, powerful sunlight, and next to no moisture. Although Plant Y thrives in the areas surrounding Desert X, it does not exist naturally in the desert, nor does it survive long when introduced there.
Which of the following would be most useful in explaining the apparent discrepancy above?
4. Opening a plant in war-torn Country X is not inadvisable, despite what critics of the plan may say. Ten years ago we opened our plant in Country Y in the middle of a revolution; that plant has been generating successful profits ever since.
Which of the following is the author of the argument above most reasonably intending the reader to conclude?
5. The cost of living in a given area is directly proportional to the wages paid by the dominant industry in that area. In Moomba, the dominant industry is farming. However, in Sepra, the dominant industry is auto manufacturing. Thus, it is fair to conclude that the cost of living must be higher in Sepra than in Moomba.
The argument above assumes that
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