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16. Keisha: “The wetlands located on the south side of the football field need to be preserved at any cost. They are an important habitat for many species of birds, and if the wetlands are lost, the environmental impacts will be enormous. Plus, many residents appreciate the peaceful walking trails through the wetlands.”

Bill: “But our town is facing an economic recession. We do not have enough affordable housing, and many areas are becoming crowded. We do not have the economic resources to pay for any maintenance costs for the wetlands, and they could also be turned into an affordable housing unit, which is desperately needed.”

Which of the following is the main point at issue between Keisha and Bill?
  1. Whether or not the town is in an economic recession.
  2. Whether or not a walking path in the wetlands is appreciated in the community.
  3. Whether or not building affordable housing is a priority.
  4. Whether or not maintaining the wetlands should remain a priority, when the town has many other concerns.
  5. Whether or not the wetlands are an important habitat for birds.
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17. At Southeastern College, students in the School of Engineering pay tuition that is 50% higher than that of other students. The administration believes the cost is justified, as the materials and classrooms necessary for the engineering program cost more than that of other programs. Historically, 25% of students at Southeastern have been enrolled in the School of Engineering. This year, however, only 15% of students were engineering students.

Which of the following can be inferred from the above passage?
  1. If not for the high prices paid by engineering students, the school could not afford the engineering program.
  2. The higher prices in the engineering program have resulted in fewer students enrolling.
  3. If tuition prices remained the same, Southeastern College is taking in less tuition revenue this year than last year.
  4. The administration is justified in having a higher cost for the engineering program due to the higher material costs.
  5. Professors in the Engineering school enjoy higher salaries than their peers in other departments.
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18. In recent years, the deer population in West Dakota has increased more than 200%. The deer are beginning to become a nuisance, and car accidents involving motorists hitting deer have increased more than 100%. Fearing for motorists’ safety, the state increased the hunting season for deer, allowing residents with a hunting permit to hunt deer for four months instead of three. Following the prolonged hunting season, the number of car accidents involving deer dropped by 75%, prompting state officials to declare that the deer population had been reduced substantially.

Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the conclusion drawn by the state?
  1. Historical data exists to show that recording the amount of deer hit by cars can give a reliable figure for how many deer exist in total in the state.
  2. Hunting is a popular activity in the state, and every year thousands of residents obtain deer hunting licenses.
  3. The longer hunting season also justified a higher priced hunting license, resulting in increased revenue for the state.
  4. Deer have few known predators in the state, allowing their population to grow quickly.
  5. Hitting a deer with a car can result in serious injury or death to the driver or passengers in a car, justifying the state's response.
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19. Although it is now known that using a mobile phone on an aircraft is safe, people should still be prevented from using one. Sitting next to someone talking on a phone for hours is annoying, and mobility is so limited on a plane that many passengers will be forced to listen to long conversations that they cannot avoid.

Which one of the following principles, if established, would justify the reasoning in the preceding passage?
  1. If an activity is possible in a situation, then it should be allowed in that situation.
  2. In certain situations, people should be banned from engaging in otherwise acceptable activity if the consequences for that activity are sufficiently bothersome to others.
  3. All activity that is a potential nuisance should be banned.
  4. People who regularly engage in a bothersome activity should be forced to stop that activity.
  5. In certain situations, people must accept that while an activity is bothersome or a nuisance, it does not stop that person from having the right to behave as he pleases, so long as the behavior is not a danger.
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20. Many skin cancer patients were found to have used a certain kind of sun protection cream. A lab researcher decided to experiment by using the cream, and after six months, also developed skin cancer. The researcher concluded that the cream caused skin cancer.

Which of the following, if true, most supports the conclusion reached by the researcher?
  1. The researcher did not develop any other illnesses after using the cream.
  2. The researcher has a good reputation within his field.
  3. There is no evidence that the cream results in cancer for laboratory animals.
  4. Many sufferers of skin cancer also suffer from other health problems.
  5. The researcher also conducted a study of 1,000 people without skin cancer, and found that none of them had ever used the cream.
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