Logical reasoning PrepTest 150 · Section 3 · Question 11

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Main Point

Stimulus Summary:
Newspapers are planning to do something, but it's a bad move, because it's going to have the opposite effect for reasons.

Answer Anticipation:
After introducing a plan by the newspapers, the argument states that it's a bad idea. When the argument takes a stance on an opposing point, it's almost always the conclusion. Here, the rest of the argument explains why it's a bad move, so we have our conclusion!

Answer Explanation:
A paraphrase, but if one believes that a move is ill-advised, then they must believe that it should not be done.

Key Takeaway:
When the argument makes a judgment on an opposing viewpoint or action, it is almost always the main point of the argument.

Incorrect. This answer reflects the opposing point, or the move that the argument disagrees with.

Incorrect. This answer brings up the results of the study used by the newspapers to change their content. That move is disagreed with by the argument, so this can't be the main point.

Incorrect. This answer is arguably a subsidiary conclusion, supported by the way this move will impact current and prospective readers. However, if you viewed it as a premise, that would also be a fine way to understand this argument, as in either case it supports the contention that the shift is a bad move.

Incorrect. This answer is a premise supporting the contention that the move will decrease readership.