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41. Those convicted of a felony should not have their voting rights suspended. Felons often have difficulty finding jobs and supporting themselves after their convictions, therefore having different concerns than other adults. Those who do not understand the concerns of felons cannot be expected to look out for their interests while voting. The only way to address the concerns felons face is to allow them to vote.

The statement that felons have different concerns than other adults plays which part in the argument?
  1. It is the main point of the argument.
  2. It defines a key term in the argument.
  3. It creates a distraction from the point at issue.
  4. It provides one of the justifications for the argument.
  5. It contradicts the main point of the argument.
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42. In the Ridgewood Elementary School, teachers earn an average of $40,000, while librarians earn $32,000 per year. However, the average salary for Ridgewood employees is only $25,000.

If the above information is correct, then which of the following must be true?
  1. There are more librarians than there are teachers.
  2. At least one Ridgewood employee earns less than $25,000.
  3. At least one teacher earns less than the average salary of a Ridgewood librarian.
  4. At least one librarian earns more than the average Ridgewood teacher.
  5. Only half of Ridgewood employees are librarians or teachers.
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43. Donna: “Every year, many people die due to carbon monoxide poisoning in their homes. A carbon monoxide detector can detect harmful levels of the gas and alert people before it is too late. Every home should be required to have a carbon monoxide detector because it would save lives.”

Tom: “That is ridiculous. We cannot mandate that every person install a carbon monoxide detector. We cannot prevent every tragedy and besides, more people die every year from smoke inhalation than carbon monoxide.”

Tom’s response to Donna is flawed because it
  1. Uses an ad hominem attack instead of attacking the substance of Donna’s argument.
  2. Attacks only the reasoning behind Donna’s argument but not her conclusion.
  3. Uses an improper comparison by comparing carbon monoxide detectors to smoke detectors.
  4. Disagrees with the premise of the argument, but not the principle behind it.
  5. Claims that because the problem Donna proposes to fix is not the largest problem and is not completely fixable, her argument is completely without merit.
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44. At the end of each quarter, Merkin’s Tire Shop rewards its top salespersons with a $100 gift card to an expensive restaurant. In previous years, at least five salespersons qualified each quarter. In the past year, an average of two salespersons qualified for the $100 gift card. Worried about the effect of declining motivation on his sales staff, Merkin’s owner issued a bulletin reminding the sales staff that despite the decline in the number of gift cards distributed, the criterion for issuing the gift cards has never changed, and encouraged them to try to improve their sales.

If the preceding passage is true, which of the following must also be true?
  1. The number of salespersons at Merkin’s has declined over the last few years.
  2. The number of salespersons at Merkin’s has increased over the last few years.
  3. Some of the best salespersons have left the company.
  4. There are external factors, such as an economic recession in the area, negatively affecting Merkin’s tire sales.
  5. Merkin’s expenses from issuing rewards to top salespersons have declined in the past year.
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45. At the end of each quarter, Merkin’s Tire Shop rewards its top salespersons with a $100 gift card to an expensive restaurant. In previous years, at least five salespersons qualified each quarter. In the past year, an average of two salespersons qualified for the $100 gift card. Worried about the effect of declining motivation on his sales staff, Merkin’s owner issued a bulletin reminding the sales staff that despite the decline in the number of gift cards distributed, the criterion for issuing the gift cards has never changed, and encouraged them to try to improve their sales.

If Merkin’s total sales of tires have always remained the same, each of the following could explain how that could occur EXCEPT?
  1. In prior years a few salespersons were clear standouts, but now most salespersons sell an almost equal amount of tires.
  2. Merkin’s built a website in the past year, and sales from the website are not attributed to any individual salesperson.
  3. Merkin’s does not attribute the sale of snow tires to any individual salesperson, and sales of snow tires have increasingly made up a larger percentage of Merkin’s business.
  4. Fewer salespersons now work at Merkin’s than in years prior.
  5. More salespersons now work at Merkin’s than in years prior.
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