PrepTest 122

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Valid

Question Type:
Methods of Reasoning

Stimulus Summary:
Factory Safety Act:
(1) Auto factory → Registered as Class B
(2) not Punctual inspections → not Registered as Class B
Conclusion - Under the FSA, an auto factor can't postpone safety inspections

Answer Anticipation:
This argument brings up two provisions of the Factory Safety Act to draw a conclusion about a certain type of factory that the Act applies to. And while it does so validly, the validity of an argument in a Methods of Reasoning question is unlikely to factor into the answer, so you shouldn't spend too much time thinking that through! (Note that the rare Methods of Reasoning question does describe a flaw committed by the argument, but that's much less common than describing generically how the argument holds together.)

Let's find an answer saying that it brings up two rules that build together to allow for a conclusion to be drawn.

Answer Explanation:
This answer describes the argument perfectly. Two provisions of the FSA are introduced, and they connect to allow the conclusion to be drawn. That conclusion is about the unacceptability of a state of affairs—an auto factory trying to postpone safety inspections.

Key Takeaway:
Focus on the structure of the argument in Methods of Reasoning questions more than the logic. While some answers will address the logic, those are rare, and you can usually still tell if they're correct or not based on how the other elements of the answer describe the argument.

Incorrect. The argument brings up two different parts of the act, not two different interpretations of it, and it relies on both to draw the conclusion—it doesn't eliminate one.

Incorrect. There's no current legislation noted, nor is there anything noted as being incompatible, so this answer is incorrect.

Incorrect. The two provisions line up with each other (Auto factory → Class B → not Postpone inspections), they don't conflict. To conflict, there would have to be two provisions where the sufficient condition applied to a situation, but the necessary conditions were mutually exclusive.

Incorrect. The argument discusses the situation of auto factories, not analogous ones, so this answer is out of scope.