PT147.S1.Q16

PrepTest 147 - Section 1 - Question 16

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Method of Reasoning

In this slightly atypical question, we are tasked with finding a situation that parallels the principle from the stimulus. The principle is not explicitly stated, however, so we must first articulate it.

The stimulus gives us a situation where a particular bad event is perceived as having one cause (low standards), when it actually had another (dishonesty). It then concludes that it’s still good to address the perceived cause because it’s an important topic. This gives us our principle: Even if people mistake the cause of a bad event, it’s still good to bring focus to that cause because it’s an important topic.

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16.

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a

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b

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c

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d

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e

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