Logical reasoning PrepTest 151 · Section 2 · Question 22

Incorrect. While Like isn't a sufficient condition, it does trigger the Don't dislike condition. However, that doesn't guarantee anything about being fully content. This answer deals with a reversal of the conditionals which, while not valid, isn't something that cannot be true.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Cannot Be True

Stimulus Summary:
Kind → Want person to prosper
Dislike → Can't be fully content together
Don't dislike → Kind

Answer Anticipation:
First, you'll note we skipped the second statement. Since it's weak ("may"), it's unlikely to lead to something that cannot be true—stronger statements are much more likely to be contradicted.

Second, we can work with these conditionals to chain them together, by taking the contrapositive of the second statement:
Fully content → Don't dislike → Kind → Want to prosper
Don't want to prosper → Not kind → Dislike → Not fully content

In a Cannot Be True question with conditionals, the correct answer will likely present a triggering condition and then say that the necessary condition is missing. For example, it might say that there are two people who are fully content with each other, and yet aren't kind to each other.

Answer Explanation:
Looking at the top conditional chain, Fully content is a sufficient condition to get to Want person to prosper. Since this answer triggers that chain but denies the necessary condition, it cannot be true.

Key Takeaway:
For Cannot Be True questions with conditionals, the correct answer will generally trigger a sufficient condition and then state that the necessary condition isn't present. Additionally, if there's a non-conditional/weak statement amidst many conditional statements, that weaker statement is unlikely to factor into the correct answer since it's much harder to contradict.

Incorrect. Since Respect isn't a term in a conditional, this answer choice should be deferred on or disregarded. The statement about respect would be hard to contradict.

Incorrect. Looking at the conditionals, Want to prosper is a necessary condition and doesn't guarantee anything else is true. Dislike only guarantees Not fully content. So these two conditions could coexist, and this answer is wrong.

Incorrect. We're back to r-e-s-p-e-c-t. In this question, it shouldn't mean much to us since it's a weak statement that's hard to contradict. Since two people who dislike each other might treat each other with respect, it's possible anywhere from 0-100% of people who dislike each other treat each other with respect, so this answer choice could be true.