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91. Doctor: “The consumption of large amounts of trans fats increases the risk of developing serious health problems such as heart disease. Because trans fats are often not identified on food nutrition labels, those labels are not useful for making informed decisions on personal health.”

Which of the following is an assumption required by the doctor’s argument?
  1. Nutrition labels do not contain any other information helpful in determining a food's nutritious value.
  2. Trans fats are the most dangerous ingredients in a food
  3. Heart disease is the most serious health problem a person could face.
  4. Lowering the levels of trans fats decreases the risk of developing heart disease.
  5. There are no reliable ways for determining the levels of trans fats in a food.
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92. Mark was always careful to use premium gasoline in his new car. But since Mark’s car was not designed for the blend of fuel in premium gasoline, Mark ended up damaging the engine of his car. Therefore Mark intended to damage his car.

Which one of the following arguments exhibits a flawed pattern of reasoning most similar to the flawed reasoning in the original passage?
  1. Jason won a computer in a raffle and then sold the computer for $500. Jason therefore really won $500 in the raffle.
  2. Marla is sure that cocoa is grown in Ghana, and that Ghana has a hot climate, so Marla knows that cocoa is grown in a hot climate.
  3. A lightning strike caused the house to catch on fire, and the fire caused the deaths of three people. The lightning strike therefore killed three people.
  4. Supermart stopped carrying Elizabeth’s favorite kind of frozen pizza, so Elizabeth stopped shopping there. Supermart was intentionally trying to lose Elizabeth as a customer.
  5. The snowstorm knocked out electricity for five days, and whatever knocks out the electricity is responsible for the school district’s closure, so the snowstorm is responsible for closing the schools.
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93. Rita: “I don’t need to get a second job. I would only do that if I were broke and could not pay next month’s rent.”

Rita’s mother: “But you can't pay next month’s rent, so that’s why you do need a second job.”

In the dialogue above, the function of the mother’s comment is to
  1. Provide a counterexample to Rita’s general argument.
  2. Agree with the truth of Rita’s statement but not assert an opinion on the issue.
  3. Reject the conclusion of Rita’s argument but disagree with her reasoning.
  4. Point out that the condition which Rita acknowledges would change her position does actually exist.
  5. Point out that although Rita’s reasoning is sound, it is not appropriate to her situation and should remain a general principle.
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94. A World Bank program in a poor nation aimed to provide clean water access to impoverished people in remote areas. In the past 10 years, the availability of clean water has increased due to the program, but half the population in rural areas still lacks access to clean water. Thus, the program is a failure.

The reasoning in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
  1. Fails to consider that even if the program hasn’t improved clean water access for everyone, it has increased water access for at least some of its intended beneficiaries.
  2. Overlooks the possibility that conditions outside of the World Bank’s control could have prevented the full success of the program.
  3. Presumes, without providing justification, that the program failed due to problems with its implementation and not due to the program design itself.
  4. Takes for granted that if a program does not succeed in one country, it cannot succeed elsewhere.
  5. Presumes, without providing justification, that providing services for those in rural areas is more difficult than for those in urban areas.
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95. A World Bank program in a poor nation aimed to provide clean water access to impoverished people in remote areas. In the past 10 years, the availability of clean water has increased due to the program, but half the population in rural areas still lacks access to clean water. Thus, the program is a failure.

Which of the following information, if added to the above passage, would strengthen its conclusion?
  1. The World Bank has a successful track record of implementing programs increasing electricity access, but not for clean water.
  2. Before the program began, more than half of people in rural areas in the country had clean water access.
  3. Most people who lack clean water access also lack many other necessities, such as adequate food supplies.
  4. Before the program began, less than half of people in rural areas in the country had clean water access.
  5. In the decade since the program began, severe drought prevented the program from being successful in some very remote areas.
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