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156. A recent study showed that after construction to repair a roadway ends, accident rates on the roads rise in comparison to the rates prior to the construction.

Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the apparent discrepancy above?
  1. Many construction projects are not completed correctly, making it likely they will have to be fixed.
  2. Construction projects tend to focus on roads that had high accident rates already.
  3. Construction projects tend to take a long time to complete.
  4. As a general rule, the more traffic lights a road has, the higher the accident rate is.
  5. Recently repaired roads tend to attract more traffic, increasing the probability of an accident.
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157. A recent study found that supermarket shoppers who watched a television ad for a product are 50% more likely to buy the product than those who don’t. Those who listened to radio ads for the product were only 25% more likely to buy it.

Which of the following is the most valid observation based on the information above?
  1. Seeing a product makes someone more likely to buy any product than just hearing about it.
  2. If a company wants to advertise a product in a supermarket, they would be better off using a TV ad if the rates are similar.
  3. TV reaches a wider audience than radio.
  4. If a company wants to advertise a product in a supermarket, they would be better off using a TV ad even if the rate is double that of radio.
  5. Radio stations should charge less for advertisements than should TV stations.
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158. Unless Patrick receives a raise for his job or gets a loan from a bank, he will be unable to pay his mortgage this month. Patrick’s request for a raise was turned down, so he will not be able to pay his mortgage.

The conclusion is properly drawn if which of the following is true?
  1. Patrick did not get a loan from a bank.
  2. Patrick made a request for a loan from the bank but was turned down.
  3. Patrick’s mortgage is too expensive for his current salary.
  4. Patrick will make a request for a loan soon.
  5. Patrick was turned down for a raise after repeated requests.
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159. Children learn best when things are explained to them verbally and with physical demonstrations. Children score highest on standardized tests when teachers both explain a concept and demonstrate it, as opposed to taking only one approach.

The claim that children learn best when things are explained to them verbally and with physical demonstrations plays which role in the argument?
  1. It is a premise of the argument.
  2. It is a statement that the evidence given is meant to support.
  3. It is an assumption of the argument.
  4. It is a statement of background information offering facts.
  5. It is an intermediate conclusion.
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160. In a weight loss study, participants who swam for one hour daily lost less weight than those who ran for one hour everyday. This evidence supports the conclusion that running is a more effective exercise than swimming.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument above?
  1. Several studies show that swimming is a highly effective cardiovascular exercise.
  2. The participants who swam treated the swimming as a leisurely activity, as opposed to the runners who took the program seriously.
  3. The calories expended from one hour of running or swimming are roughly the same for the average person.
  4. Running is an easier activity to begin because it requires less equipment than swimming.
  5. Several studies support the claim that both running and swimming are very effective for weight loss.
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