Opponents of drug laws that forbid using marijuana argue that in a free country, people have the right to take risks with their bodies as long as the people do not cause harm to befall others as a result of taking the risks. This principle leads them to conclude that each person should have the right to decide for him or herself whether to use marijuana.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion drawn above?
Political Candidate: The average apartment in nearby Saratoga Springs rents for $1,400 per month, while the average apartment here in Trenchard Falls rents for over $1,600. It is unacceptable that the average renter in Trenchard Falls pays more for housing than her neighbors in Saratoga Springs do!
Which of the following, if true, would expose a flaw in the candidate's reasoning?
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Various goods brought into America have been taxed over the years, but the art tariff of 1883 forced policy-makers to examine the status of art in society and the idea of art as a commodity. The tariff, which was vehemently opposed by both European and American artists, increased levies on all artworks imported to America, which, for all practical purposes, lumped them into the category of luxury items. Opposition to the tariff rested largely on the idea that a work of art could not be classified as a luxury item and thus should not be subject to tax. Instead, opponents considered art an instrument of culture and an essential element of public education.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the justification for the art tariff?
Booker awards are not merely about who wins the coveted literary prize, an annual honor that bestows instant celebrity status and a windfall in terms of book sales. They are also about such things as who deserved to win, why someone lost and whether someone else was unfairly overlooked - issues that become the stuff of intense literary brawls, vicious backbiting on occasion - but always engaging.
Which of the following weakens the assessment made in the above argument?
People of this country have been finding it difficult to buy their own houses. In the last two decades, the percentage of working population possessing their own homes has gone down. The primary reason is that while the average salary of the working population has increased fivefold in the last two decades, the average cost of a house has shot up ten times. Clearly, the government has not done enough to ensure that the citizens' salaries increase as per the increasing costs of houses.
Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the argument above?
Opponents of laws that require automobile drivers and passengers to wear seat belts argue that in a free society people have the right to take risks as long as people do not harm others as a result of taking the risks. As a result, they conclude that it should be each person’s decision whether or not to wear a seat belt.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion drawn above?
If the flowers Drew received today had been sent by someone who knows Drew well, that person would have known that Drew preferes violets to roses. Yet Drew received roses. On the other hand, if the flowers had been sent by someone who does not know Drew well, then that person would have sent a signed card with the flowers. Yet Drew received no card. Therefore, the florist must made some sort of mistake: either Drew was supposed to receive violets, or a card, or these flowers were intended for someone else.
Which of the following statements, if true, most weakens the argument?
Lawyer: A body of circumstantial evidence is like a rope, and each item of evidence is like a strand of that rope. Just as additional pieces of circumstantial evidence strengthen the body of evidence, adding strands to the rope strengthens the rope. And if one strand breaks, the rope is not broken nor is its strength much diminished. Thus, even if a few items of a body of circumstantial evidence are discredited, the overall body of evidence retains its basic strength.
The reasoning in the lawyer’s argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that the argument
In the past, most children who went sledding in the winter snow in Verland used wooden sleds with runners and steering bars. Ten years ago, smooth plastic sleds became popular; they go faster than wooden sleds but are harder to steer and slow. The concern that plastic sleds are more dangerous is clearly borne out by the fact that the number of children injured while sledding was much higher last winter than it was ten years ago.
Which of the following, if true in Verland, most seriously undermines the force of the evidence cited?
Domestic agriculture is struggling because agriculture from overseas is available at lower prices. Since improved agrarian technology would enable domestic farmers to produce agriculture at more competitive costs, to improve the competitiveness of domestic agriculture, the government plans to subsidize domestic farmers, because as it pays subsidies directly to these domestic farmers, the farmers will have the funds they need to invest in technology.
Which of the following, if true, raises the most serious doubt regarding the effectiveness of the government's plan to improve the competitiveness of domestic agriculture?
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