Logical reasoning PrepTest 112 · Section 3 · Question 4

Question prompt

Mary: Computers will make Remaining source text redacted.
Why the credited answer is right

Credited answer: B

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

Argument or Facts

Argument/Argument

Valid or Flawed

Flawed/Flawed

Question Type

Point at Issue Questions

Stimulus Summary

M: Computers make more info available, so it’ll be easier to learn stuff without experts.
J: In the past, more information increased reliance on experts, so computers will probably do the same.

Answer Anticipation

Mary and Joyce both discuss the impact of increasing access to information on ordinary people. They agree that computers will increase this access, but they disagree on what that means for the ease of learning without experts.
Mary believes that computers will make it easier for people to learn things without experts. Joyce, based on past occurrences, believes the opposite. These opposed conclusions on the difficulty of learning using computers is the point at issue between them, so let’s find an answer reflecting it.

Answer choices

  1. A
    computers will contribute only Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    Both speakers accept that computers are going to increase the availability of knowledge, so they both disagree with this answer.
  2. B
    computers will increase the Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B matches the stem
    This answer reflects Joyce’s conclusion, so she agrees with it. Mary, on the other hand, believes that computers will make it “easier” for people to acquire knowledge “without” experts, so she disagrees with it, making this the point at issue between them.
  3. C
    computers will make more Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    This answer is essentially the opposite of (A), so both speakers accept this as true.
  4. D
    dependency on computers will Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    Neither speaker discusses a dependency on computers, so this answer is out of scope.
  5. E
    synthesizing knowledge and explaining Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    Neither speaker talks about computer experts specifically, just experts who need to be consulted after someone receives information via computer.

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Question analytics

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Answer choice distribution

  1. A 4%
  2. B Credited 90%
  3. C 3%
  4. D 1%
  5. E 1%

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