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166. Activities that pose risks are acceptable only if each and every person participating chooses the risk for their self only, and does not endanger others.

Which of the following statements most closely conforms to the principle above?
  1. A motorcyclist drives at over 100 MPH on a busy road.
  2. A pilot does stunt maneuvers dangerously close to a crowded coliseum.
  3. A motorcyclist tries to break a speed record on a deserted road.
  4. A scuba diver pushes a friend to attempt a dive that is far out of her comfort zone although safe for most people.
  5. A driver likes the thrill of driving fast, even with his children in the car.
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167. There is no doubt that animal rights activists have contributed to the recent demand for fur. Every time they denounce wearing fur, it becomes more hip and forbidden to wear, ironically triggering a greater demand for it. We should hold animal rights activists responsible for this unfortunate development.

Which of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
  1. Even unintended consequences are foreseeable.
  2. If animal rights activists stop their campaigns, demand for fur will decrease.
  3. Demand for fur cannot increase without a change in its image.
  4. Demand for fur is not a positive development.
  5. People can be held responsible for something they did not intend.
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168. Adele: “It has become clear that machines are growing more intelligent than humans. They even beat humans at activities we created, including games like chess.”

Robert: “Don’t you realize that human beings created machines? Machines are only intelligent because we were smart enough to make them that way.”

The statements above provide the most support for believing that Adele and Robert disagree about whether
  1. Intelligence can be demonstrated by a non-living object.
  2. A computer’s defeat of a human should be attributed to the human or the computer.
  3. It is a positive development that machines are becoming intelligent.
  4. Humans created all machines.
  5. Machines can beat humans at chess.
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169. Martina to Joel: “You agreed with me that a parent has the right to raise a child. That is my legal right. But then you also claimed that if I allow my child to eat whatever she wishes, I am not a good parent and cannot raise my child. You obviously contradict yourself.”

Martina’s reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that she
  1. Overlooks the possibility that Joel is a parent himself and knows how to take care of a child.
  2. Presumes, without providing justification, that Joel was being serious when he made the comment.
  3. Uses an ad hominem attack on Joel.
  4. Overlooks the possibility that while Joel agrees with a principal in general, he does not like how it is applied in this case.
  5. Overlooks the fact that Joel only agreed with Martina because he was afraid she would get upset.
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170. A book can be considered a success if it is both critically popular and a commercial success. It can also be a success if it is critically unpopular but wildly successful commercially, or a financial flop but a critic’s darling. My latest book has been mildly well received by critics but has only sold a few copies so far.

Which of the following statements must be true on the basis of the passage?
  1. The writer’s book is a critical success but will be a commercial failure.
  2. The writer’s book will not be considered a success.
  3. In order to see if the book is a commercial success, it must be given time to sell copies.
  4. The book was popular enough with critics to call it a success.
  5. The book in question is a failure.
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