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66. Psychologist: “A study of college students revealed that those students suffering from depression are more likely to eat junk food as opposed to healthier snacks. Another recent study proved that workers who work overnight shifts have higher rates of depression than those who work day or evening shifts. Thus it is very likely that poor eating habits are a cause of depression, as overnight workers also often have a poor diet due to their inability to keep a consistent schedule and easily share meals with others.”

If added to the original passage, which of the following would most strengthen the psychologist’s argument?
  1. In another study, depression sufferers who tracked their eating habits found that when they ate more nutritious foods their symptoms of depression decreased.
  2. People with depression often suffer from other illnesses as well.
  3. Another study showed that students with depression were more likely to have lower grades and lower participation levels in student activities.
  4. In another study, overnight workers who exercised at least three times a week had lower rates of depression than those who did not.
  5. Depression is often under diagnosed and the rates of depression in the general population is probably much greater than is currently known.
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67. In a public library, one of the duties of a librarian is to acquire books library patrons will find enjoyable and important. It goes without saying then that acquiring the most popular works is part of a librarian's job.

Which of the following is an assumption made by the passage above?
  1. Library patrons will not be satisfied unless librarians acquire only works of important, groundbreaking literature.
  2. Library patrons will find at least some popular works to be enjoyable and important.
  3. Library patrons will not be satisfied unless their library carries all current popular works.
  4. The work of a librarian is still essential for modern day libraries.
  5. There are no books that are both popular and important.
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68. Insurance manager: “Our system estimates a ‘risk rate’ for each car owner based on their driving history. Some may question the ability of a computer system to reliably estimate each driver’s risk of an accident. However, the figures provided by the program are remarkably consistent, so we can be sure the program is reliable.”

The reasoning in the insurance manager’s argument is flawed because
  1. Fails to establish whether reliability or consistency is a more important trait for a computer program.
  2. Regards reliability as the sole criterion for judging the efficacy of a computer program.
  3. Fails to consider that a computer program could produce consistent results without those results being reliable.
  4. Fails to consider that a computer program can never substitute for human knowledge.
  5. Fails to consider that driving history is not an appropriate metric to use to predict a driver’s risk of an accident.
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69. Everyone in Masonville is permitted to use the basketball courts each day. However, no children under 12 are allowed to use the courts between noon and 3 PM, the hours of 3 PM to 6 PM are reserved for those over 55, and finally, after 6 PM the courts are reserved for teens aged 12 to 20.

If all of the sentences above are true, which of the following must also be true?
  1. The majority of people in Masonville do not have small children.
  2. No one in Masonville has a child under 12.
  3. The courts are most popular after 6 PM.
  4. The courts are in use everyday.
  5. A 15 year old can use the courts anytime except for between 3 PM and 6 PM.
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70. Whenever Josephine's house is cleaned, it is always cleaned by Happy Maids. She never allows anyone else to clean her house, and she never cleans it herself. Josephine’s house was cleaned yesterday, so Happy Maids cleaned Josephine’s house yesterday.

The pattern of reasoning exhibited by the argument above is most similar to that exhibited by which of the following?
  1. Whenever Charlie washes his car, he takes it to either Superwash or Maxwash. Maxwash was closed this morning, so Charlie must have taken his car to Superwash.
  2. Wanda is grumpy whenever she can't eat breakfast, and she can't eat breakfast whenever she has to arrive at work before 8 AM. Therefore, Wanda is only grumpy on days she has to arrive at work before 8 AM.
  3. There are no bananas in Rosa’s kitchen. Since Rosa always eats at least one banana per day, and she always keeps her bananas on the counter, someone else must have eaten all of Rosa's bananas.
  4. Kurt’s boots are covered in mud, and they only get muddy when he goes to his cousin’s farm. Kurt’s boots were muddy this morning, so he must have visited the farm.
  5. Alyssa went to either the grocery store or the deli today, but not both. Since she came home with deli meat, it is clear she went to the deli and not the grocery store.
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