Logical reasoning PrepTest 151 · Section 3 · Question 3

Question prompt

Dario: The government should 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.

Question Type

Point at Issue Questions

Answer choices

  1. A
    pharmaceutical companies should be Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    Incorrect. Both C and D agree that innovation should be rewarded, they just disagree over how many drugs show true innovation.
  2. B
    patents should be granted Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B matches the stem
    Correct. Argument or Facts:
    Argument

    Valid or Flawed:
    Flawed

    Question Type:
    Point at Issue

    Stimulus Summary:
    D: Patents reward companies for expensive R&D and innovation, so Big Pharma should keep getting patents.

    C: Tweaking existing drugs is cheap, so Big Pharma focuses on those drugs. They're not truly innovative, so they shouldn't receive patent protection.

    Answer Anticipation:
    Both speak about whether drugs should be patentable. It's important to note here that they agree some drugs should be patentable—the truly innovative. However, they disagree on other drugs—D thinks all new drugs should get patents, whereas C believes just truly innovative ones deserve that protection.

    Answer Explanation:
    D believes they should; C believes only some should. This is the point at issue, so it's the correct answer.

    Key Takeaway:
    In Point at Issue questions, note when the second speaker implicitly agrees with a part of the initial speaker's argument. Here, C agrees with D's argument as it applies to certain drugs, but not others.
  3. C
    developing truly innovative drugs Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    Incorrect. D agrees with this. C probably does, although she only says that the "minor tweak" drugs are less expensive.
  4. D
    pharmaceutical companies have an Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    Incorrect. If anything, they both agree this is true, since both agree that selling pharmaceutical drugs can be lucrative.
  5. E
    drug patents can promote Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    Incorrect. D explicitly agrees with this. C implies she does by using patents as a way to spur true innovation.

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Answer choice distribution

  1. A 2%
  2. B Credited 93%
  3. C 1%
  4. D 2%
  5. E 3%

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