PT153.S3.Q3 > Question

SECTION 1 · rc

PASSAGE 1

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6

PASSAGE 2

Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14

PASSAGE 3

Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21

PASSAGE 4

Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27

SECTION 2 · lr

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26

SECTION 3 · lr

SECTION 4 · rc

PASSAGE 1

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7

PASSAGE 2

Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13

PASSAGE 3

Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21

PASSAGE 4

Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27

The author concludes that we should not reroute high-tension power lines away from heavily populated areas. Why? Because our resources should be spent to protect ONLY against well-substantiated threats to public health.

Is having high-tension power lines near heavily populated areas a well-substantiated threat to public health? It might be...the premises don’t say it isn’t. So the author’s conclusion isn’t justified by the premise right now. In order to make the argument valid, we want to establish that high-tension power lines near heavily populated areas is NOT a well-substantiated threat to public health. This would then justify a claim that we shouldn’t spend resources trying to reroute the lines.

(A) doesn’t establish that high-tension power lines in heavily populated areas is not a well-substantiated threat. So it doesn’t guarantee that we shouldn’t reroute the lines.

(B) doesn’t establish that high-tension power lines in heavily populated areas is not a well-substantiated threat. So it doesn’t guarantee that we shouldn’t reroute the lines.

(C) doesn’t establish that high-tension power lines in heavily populated areas is not a well-substantiated threat. So it doesn’t guarantee that we shouldn’t reroute the lines.

If no investigation has shown any health threat from these lines, then the potential threat isn’t well-substantiated. In connection with the premise, this allows us to conclude we shouldn’t use any resources toward protecting the population from high-tension power lines.

(E) doesn’t establish that high-tension power lines in heavily populated areas is not a well-substantiated threat. So it doesn’t guarantee that we shouldn’t reroute the lines.

PrepTest 153 - Section 3 - Question 3

Difficulty

Analysis

Answer Popularity

Question history

Confirm action