Logical reasoning PrepTest 139 · Section 1 · Question 2

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument/Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed/Flawed

Question Type:
Point of Agreement

Stimulus Summary:
J: New cleaning products kill bacteria, so someone who wants to kill bacteria should use them.

K: Bacteria that survive are resistant to antibiotics, which is harmful, so they shouldn't be used.

Answer Anticipation:
A rare beast—the Point of Agreement question! The stimulus features a lot of disagreement between Jake and Karolinka, so we should expect some trap answers that highlight disagreements.

But where do they agree? Well, they both agree that new household cleaning products have antibacterial ingredients, and that these ingredients kill bacteria. Other than that, however, they both go into reasons for or against the use of these products, so this is what we're limited to as far as agreement is concerned.

Answer Explanation:
This answer is a point of agreement between Jake and Karolinka. Jake states this in his first sentence, and Karolinka talks about bacteria that survive the use of these products developing a certain trait, thus implying that other bacteria don't.

Key Takeaway:
While rare, Point of Agreement questions do show up from time to time. When they do, there's almost always an answer that would be correct in a Point at Issue question, so be sure you're reading the question stems carefully!

Incorrect. Neither speaker discusses the removal of dirt.

Incorrect. Karolinka agrees with this—it serves as the basis for her argument. Jake, on the other hand, doesn't discuss resistant strains of bacteria at all.

Incorrect. Only Karolinka discusses a health concern, and that stems from antibiotic-resistant bacteria, not the common household kind.

Incorrect. This is a point at issue between the two, so it's a great trap answer if you didn't read the question stem carefully enough!