Logical reasoning PrepTest 118 · Section 1 · Question 8

Incorrect. Fatima talks about learning about things she doesn't know, so her example doesn't run counter to a phrase about what someone knows and doesn't.

Incorrect. Harold's actions here are seemingly predictable and selfish—he keeps "accidentally" forgetting his wallet so someone else has to pay for him.

Incorrect. Roger didn't spend additional money on a vacuum cleaner, thus saving some money to satisfy his frugality. While maybe not directly representative of the phrase, it doesn't contradict it, which a counterexample would have to do.

Incorrect. Sharon and her husband share a life, and he makes efforts to share experiences with her. Again, this situation may not be the best example of the phrase since the husband isn't noted as loving cats, but it doesn't contradict it, so it's not the answer.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Principle (Must Be True)

Stimulus Summary:
Counterexample given → Use of certain phrases is inappropriate

Answer Anticipation:
There's not much to anticipate here—we have the principle laid out, so let's find the answer choice that highlights a counterexample before using the phrase, thus allowing us to conclude that it's inappropriate.

Answer Explanation:
Raoul's ski trip didn't end well—a broken leg and a 2-week hospital stay isn't anyone's idea of a good ending. Therefore, his example runs counter to the phrase, and thus this is the correct answer.

Key Takeaway:
Counterexamples contradict whatever they're serving as a counterexample to. That's different from just not supporting it, which would make it an out-of-scope example.