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86. Ancient humans began as hunters and gatherers, and providing food for the community required everyone’s work. Eventually, with the beginnings of agriculture, some humans were able to devote their time to activities other than food gathering. However, until very recently, most humans were still involved in agricultural production in order to provide food for the population.

Which of the following is most strongly supported by the paragraph above?
  1. Ancient humans ate a more simple diet than we do today.
  2. Most humans would rather work in agricultural production than in other areas.
  3. Humans will always require some of the population to be entirely devoted to food production.
  4. Throughout history, at least some of the population has focused on providing food for themselves and others.
  5. When humans were finally able to devote time to activities other than food production, they focused first on increasing their knowledge in other areas.
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87. Runners in Percy Park almost always run during daylight hours. Most people in the area are under the impression that Percy Park is dangerous after dark, especially for a person running alone. However, these people are mistaken because according to recent police reports, almost all muggings and attacks on runners in Percy Park have occurred during daylight hours. Nighttime in Percy Park is not as dangerous as it may seem.

The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it
  1. Relies on an unreliable source to prove its assertion.
  2. Overlooks the possibility that police reports are not the most reliable source for determining the safety of the park.
  3. Overlooks the possibility that running in Percy Park is unsafe at any time.
  4. Overlooks the possibility that if more people ran in Percy Park at night, there would be more attacks on runners at night.
  5. Presumes, without providing justification, that running is the most dangerous activity to do in Percy Park.
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88. Marge: “Drunk driving accidents will only stop when we start giving harsher penalties severe enough to stop anyone from even considering to drink and drive.”

Adam: “The only way to discourage drinking and driving is to prohibit the consumption of alcohol. Even if penalties are harsh, people will still sometimes drink and drive because an intoxicated person is incapable of making a good choice about whether it is safe to drive.”

Adam and Marge disagree about whether
  1. Intoxicated people can make good decisions.
  2. Drinking and driving is dangerous.
  3. There is an effective way to stop drunk driving.
  4. Drunk driving is one of the most serious problems in society.
  5. Drunk driving can be prevented without prohibiting alcohol consumption.
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89. Welton Hotels offers excellent opportunities to advance within the company. Just look at the current CEO, Melissa Johnson, who started her career as a housekeeper, progressed to managing the front desk, and is now in charge of the whole company.

Which one of the following statements, if true, would most weaken the reasoning above?
  1. Welton's CFO also started at Welton in an entry-level position as a line cook.
  2. Welton always posts open positions for their own employees before opening them for external applicants.
  3. Welton requires all management, even experienced applicants, to briefly work in all of the departments they will manage.
  4. Ms. Johnson worked for Welton Hotels for three decades before becoming the CEO.
  5. Welton offers excellent benefits for its entry-level employees, hoping to decrease turnover.
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90. Lee: “Newspaper editors should stop worrying about whether a story will be popular or help sell magazines. Great writers all write to tell a great story, not to be popular.”

Gertrude: “But newspaper editors do have to sell papers, or they would be out of a job. An editor is more like a business owner than a writer, and must consider what stories will make people want to read a paper.”

Gertrude asserts that Lee’s argument is flawed because it
  1. Uses circular reasoning.
  2. Offers a faulty analogy.
  3. Does not give an example of writers who did not want to be popular.
  4. Does not identify the newspaper editors to which the assertion should apply.
  5. Relies on an unrepresentative sample.
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