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Hazelton government to determine before deciding
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that
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10.8 Sample: Analysis of an Argument
Read the statement and the instructions...
... juice concentrate
before they rot when warmer weather returns
(B) if they are quickly processed into juice
concentrate before warmer weather returns to
rot them
(C) for them to be processed ...
concentrate before warmer weather returns and
rots the fruit
Parallelism; Agreement
Parallelism requires that the same word forms
perform the same functions in the sentence. Here,
the linking ... the radio as a substitute
for the telephone, a tool for private
conversation, but which is
(C) Marconi conceived of the radio as a tool for
private conversation that could substitute for the...
... Games. e phrase
truce forthe festival month loses the sense that
it’s to take place forthe duration of the
month.
D Correct. In this sentence, the conjunction
for joins the two clauses correctly ... before the second infi nitive
clarifi es the sequence. e term ability should be
followed by the preposition to, not for.
A For is the wrong preposition to follow
ability; the phrase and, the ... referents for it.
E Five eagles can be the grammatical subject of
brought, but not the logical one; it was not
the eagles themselves but rather the entire
action of their leaving their nests...
... raised against the position taken by the argument; the second is the
position taken by the argument.
(B) The fi rst is the position taken by the argument; the second is the position that the argument ... support of the position that the argument calls into
question; the second is that position.
(E) The fi rst is a claim that the argument calls into question; the second is the position taken by the argument.
Argument ... them when they
do appear.
102. As rainfall began to decrease in the Southwest
about the middle of the twelfth century, most of the
Monument Valley Anasazi abandoned their homes to
join other...
...
conclusion.
(B) The fi rst provides support forthe conclusion of the argument; the second identifi es the content of that
conclusion.
(C) The fi rst states the conclusion of the argument; the second ... the Clifton
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63. When hypnotized subjects are told that they are deaf and are then asked whether they can hear the hypnotist,
they reply, “No.” Some theorists ... afflict the elderly. Premiums forthe policy must be low enough to attract customers.
Therefore, Company X is concerned that the income from the policies would not be sufficient to pay forthe
claims ... dissociate themselves into separate parts: the hearing part and the deaf part. en,
they must be using the hearing part of themselves when they respond to the hypnotist’s
question; obviously, if they...
...
against the position taken by the argument; the
second is the position taken by the argument.
(B) The fi rst is the position taken by the argument;
the second is the position that the argument ... together with the information above, provide the best basis forthe claim
that the charred bone fragments are evidence of the use of fire by early hominids?
(A) The white stinkwood tree is used for ... given about the nest-building styles of these populations (whether or not
they are of the same species), the fact that they have little contact neither strengthens nor
weakens the conclusion....
... conclusion.
(B) The fi rst provides support forthe conclusion of
the argument; the second identifi es the content
of that conclusion.
(C) The fi rst states the conclusion of the argument;
the second ... going to sit forthe test, you will not
need to spend too much time reviewing them when you are at the test center and the test is under
way.
For these questions, select the best of the answer ... payment other than the
cost savings between the total amount the asphalt
plant actually paid for oil using its former burner
during the last two years and the total amount it will
pay for oil...
... presentation of the
theory and the tests of the theory show that
the author fi nds the theory plausible; the
mention of other factors shows the author
does not think that all other explanations ... reaction to the statements about the
Milankovitch theory must be based on how the
author treats the theory in the passage. e fi rst,
second, and third paragraphs describe the theory
and the use ... introduces a recent theory
in the fi rst paragraph, explains the practical
importance of the theory in the second, and
discusses the methods of exploration the theory
makes possible in the third and...
... the other definitions
mentioned in the passage.
(B) It is narrower in scope than the other definitions
mentioned in the passage.
(C) It is based on the final product produced rather
than on the ... beyond the information
provided in the passage. e passage neither
says nor implies anything about effi ciency
levels before the 1980s.
B e author says that demographic changes in
the workforce ... Explanations
27. The passage suggests which of the following about
the majority of United States manufacturing industries
before the high-technology development era of the
1980s?
(A) They lost many of their...