Logical reasoning PrepTest 107 · Section 1 · Question 13

Question prompt

The top priority of Remaining source text redacted.
Why the credited answer is right

Credited answer: E

The notes below walk through why it fits the stem and how to eliminate the rest.

Argument or Facts

Argument

Valid or Flawed

Valid

Question Type

Bizarro / Parallel Reasoning Questions

Stimulus Summary

If students don’t show up, then other factors don’t matter, so the top priority should be attendance.

Answer Anticipation

Weird - a Bizarro Parallel Reasoning question? Those are few and far between, if there even is another one!
But that shouldn’t change up what we do. We should still abstract the logic of the stimulus and then find answers that match with that abstraction.
Here, the argument talks about what “should be” a top priority (student attendance). Why the focus on that? Because without it, other priorities/factors don’t matter.
So let’s find answers that similarly conclude something should be a top priority because without it, other things don’t matter.

Answer choices

  1. A
    The top priority of Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    This answer concludes that something (not alienating customers) is a top priority because, without it (“only if customers feel at ease”), other factors (honesty, knowledge) don’t matter.
  2. B
    The top priority of Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B is not credited
    This answer concludes that something (gathering food) is a top priority because, without it, other factors (shelter, getting out) don’t matter. Because you’d be dead.
  3. C
    The top priority of Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    This answer concludes that something (gathering physical evidence) is a top priority because, without it, other factors (crime lab, analysis) don’t matter.
  4. D
    The top priority of Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    This answer concludes that something (maintaining a collection of books) is a top priority because, without it, other factors (staff, facilities) don’t matter.
  5. E
    The top priority of Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E matches the stem
    This answer concludes that something (ensuring innocent people aren’t found guilty) is a top priority, but it bases that on the benefits of that course of action, not the lack of other things mattering without it. As such, this answer isn’t parallel to the stimulus, so it’s the correct answer.

What this tests

Question analytics

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Answer choice distribution

  1. A 10%
  2. B 7%
  3. C 7%
  4. D 5%
  5. E Credited 72%

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