Sentence stringlengths 135 5.03k | Video Title stringlengths 9 14 |
|---|---|
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q2 Passage:Kris: Years ago, the chemical industry claimed that technological progress cannot occur without pollution. Today, in the name of technological progress, the cellular phone industry manufactures and promotes a product that causes environmental pollution in the form of ringing phones and lo... | PT54 S4 Q2 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q3 Passage:Researcher: Any country can determine which type of public school system will work best for it by investigating the public school systems of other countries. Nationwide tests could be given in each country and other countries could adopt the system of the country that has the best scores ... | PT54 S4 Q3 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q4 Passage:Ray: Cynthia claims that her car's trunk popped open because the car hit a pothole. Yet, she also acknowledged that the trunk in that car had popped open on several other occasions, and that on none of those other occasions had the car hit a pothole. Therefore, Cynthia mistakenly attribut... | PT54 S4 Q4 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q5 Passage:Journalists agree universally that lying is absolutely taboo. Yet, while many reporters claim that spoken words ought to be quoted verbatim, many others believe that tightening a quote from a person who is interviewed is legitimate on grounds that the speaker's remarks would have been mor... | PT54 S4 Q5 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q6 Passage:Wood-frame houses withstand earthquakes far better than masonry houses do, because wooden frames have some flexibility; their walls can better handle lateral forces. In a recent earthquake, however, a wood-frame house was destroyed, while the masonry house next door was undamaged. Stem:Wh... | PT54 S4 Q6 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q7 Passage:In an experiment, biologists repeatedly shone a bright light into a tank containing a sea snail and simultaneously shook the tank. The snail invariably responded by tensing its muscular "foot," a typical reaction in sea snails to ocean turbulence. After several repetitions of this procedu... | PT54 S4 Q7 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q8 Passage:The university's purchasing department is highly efficient overall. We must conclude that each of its twelve staff members is highly efficient. Stem:Which one of the following arguments exhibits flawed reasoning most similar to that exhibited by the argument above? Correct Answer Choice:C... | PT54 S4 Q8 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q9 Passage:The Jacksons regularly receive wrong-number calls for Sara, whose phone number was misprinted in a directory. Sara contacted the Jacksons, informing them of the misprint and her correct number. The Jacksons did not lead Sara to believe that they would pass along the correct number, but it... | PT54 S4 Q9 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q10 Passage:Albert: The government has proposed new automobile emissions regulations designed to decrease the amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) released into the atmosphere by automobile exhaust. I don't see the need for such regulations; although PAHs are suspected of causing cancer... | PT54 S4 Q10 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q11 Passage:Australia has considerably fewer species of carnivorous mammals than any other continent does but about as many carnivorous reptile species as other continents do. This is probably a consequence of the unusual sparseness of Australia's ecosystems. To survive, carnivorous mammals must eat... | PT54 S4 Q11 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q12 Passage:Linguist: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that a society's world view is influenced by the language or languages its members speak. But this hypothesis does not have the verifiability of hypotheses of physical science, since it is not clear that the hypothesis could be tested. Stem:If ... | PT54 S4 Q12 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q13 Passage:The highest mountain ranges are formed by geological forces that raise the earth's crust: two continent-bearing tectonic plates of comparable density collide and crumple upward, causing a thickening of the crust. The erosive forces of wind and precipitation inexorably wear these mountain... | PT54 S4 Q13 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q14 Passage:Expert: A group of researchers claims to have shown that for an antenna to work equally well at all frequencies, it must be symmetrical in shape and have what is known as a fractal structure. Yet the new antenna developed by these researchers, which satisfies both of these criteria, in f... | PT54 S4 Q14 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q15 Passage:Singletary: We of Citizens for Cycling Freedom object to the city's new ordinance requiring bicyclists to wear helmets. If the city wanted to become a safer place for cyclists, it would not require helmets. Instead, it would construct more bicycle lanes and educate drivers about bicycle ... | PT54 S4 Q15 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q16 Passage:Max: Although doing so would be very costly, humans already possess the technology to build colonies on the Moon. As the human population increases and the amount of unoccupied space available for constructing housing on Earth diminishes, there will be a growing economic incentive to con... | PT54 S4 Q16 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q17 Passage:Ethicist: An action is wrong if it violates a rule of the society in which the action is performed and that rule promotes the general welfare of people in the society. An action is right if it is required by a rule of the society in which the action is performed and the rule promotes the... | PT54 S4 Q17 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q18 Passage:Teresa: If their goal is to maximize profits, film studios should concentrate on producing big-budget films rather than small-budget ones. For, unlike big-budget films, small-budget films never attract mass audiences. While small-budget films are less expensive to produce and, hence, inv... | PT54 S4 Q18 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q19 Passage:Cyclists in the Tour de France are extremely physically fit: all of the winners of this race have had abnormal physiological constitutions. Typical of the abnormal physiology of these athletes are exceptional lung capacity and exceptionally powerful hearts. Tests conducted on last year's... | PT54 S4 Q19 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q20 Passage:TV meteorologist: Our station's weather forecasts are more useful and reliable than those of the most popular news station in the area. After all, the most important question for viewers in this area is whether it will rain, and on most of the occasions when we have forecast rain for the... | PT54 S4 Q20 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q21 Passage:In an experiment, volunteers witnessed a simulated crime. After they witnessed the simulation the volunteers were first questioned by a lawyer whose goal was to get them to testify inaccurately about the event. They were then cross-examined by another lawyer whose goal was to cause them ... | PT54 S4 Q21 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q22 Passage:The short-term and long-term interests of a business often conflict; when they do, the morally preferable act is usually the one that serves the long-term interest. Because of this, businesses often have compelling reasons to execute the morally preferable act. Stem:Which one of the foll... | PT54 S4 Q22 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q23 Passage:Politician: The current crisis in mathematics education must be overcome if we are to remain competitive in the global economy. Alleviating this crisis requires the employment of successful teaching methods. No method of teaching a subject can succeed that does not get students to spend ... | PT54 S4 Q23 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q24 Passage:Downtown Petropolis boasted over 100 large buildings 5 years ago. Since then, 60 of those buildings have been demolished. Since the number of large buildings in a downtown is an indicator of the economic health of that downtown, it is clear that downtown Petropolis is in a serious state ... | PT54 S4 Q24 |
Question ID:PT54 S4 Q25 Passage:To get the free dessert, one must order an entree and a salad. But anyone who orders either an entree or a salad can receive a free soft drink. Thus, anyone who is not eligible for a free soft drink is not eligible for a free dessert. Stem:The reasoning in the argument above is most simi... | PT54 S4 Q25 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q1 Passage:Consumer advocate: Businesses are typically motivated primarily by the desire to make as great a profit as possible, and advertising helps businesses to achieve this goal. But it is clear that the motive of maximizing profits does not impel businesses to present accurate information in th... | PT53 S1 Q1 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q2 Passage:Elaine: The purpose of art museums is to preserve artworks and make them available to the public. Museums, therefore, should seek to acquire and display the best examples of artworks from each artistic period and genre, even if some of these works are not recognized by experts as masterpi... | PT53 S1 Q2 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q3 Passage:Science columnist: It is clear why humans have so many diseases in common with cats. Many human diseases are genetically based, and cats are genetically closer to humans than are any other mammals except nonhuman primates. Each of the genes identified so far in cats has an exact counterpa... | PT53 S1 Q3 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q4 Passage:This region must find new ways to help business grow. After all, shoe manufacturing used to be a major local industry, but recently has experienced severe setbacks due to overseas competition, so there is a need for expansion into new manufacturing areas. Moreover, our outdated public pol... | PT53 S1 Q4 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q5 Passage:As a result of modern medicine, more people have been able to enjoy long and pain-free lives. But the resulting increase in life expectancy has contributed to a steady increase in the proportion of the population that is of advanced age. This population shift is creating potentially devas... | PT53 S1 Q5 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q6 Passage:Since Jackie is such a big fan of Moral Vacuum's music, she will probably like The Cruel Herd's new album. Like Moral Vacuum, The Cruel Herd on this album plays complex rock music that employs the acoustic instrumentation and harmonic sophistication of early sixties jazz. The Cruel Herd a... | PT53 S1 Q6 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q7 Passage:Superconductors are substances that conduct electricity without resistance at low temperatures. Their use, however, will never be economically feasible, unless there is a substance that superconducts at a temperature above minus 148 degrees Celsius. If there is such a substance, that subs... | PT53 S1 Q7 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q8 Passage:Doctor: In three separate studies, researchers compared children who had slept with night-lights in their rooms as infants to children who had not. In the first study, the children who had slept with night-lights proved more likely to be nearsighted, but the later studies found no correla... | PT53 S1 Q8 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q9 Passage:Global surveys estimate the earth's population of nesting female leatherback turtles has fallen by more than two-thirds in the past 15 years. Any species whose population declines by more than two-thirds in 15 years is in grave danger of extinction, so the leatherback turtle is clearly in... | PT53 S1 Q9 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q10 Passage:Public health experts have waged a long-standing educational campaign to get people to eat more vegetables, which are known to help prevent cancer. Unfortunately, the campaign has had little impact on people's diets. The reason is probably that many people simply dislike the taste of mos... | PT53 S1 Q10 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q11 Passage:Pure science‚ research with no immediate commercial or technological application‚ is a public good. Such research requires a great amount of financial support and does not yield profits in the short term. Since private corporations will not undertake to support activities that do not yie... | PT53 S1 Q11 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q12 Passage:Melinda: Hazard insurance decreases an individual's risk by judiciously spreading the risk among many policyholders.Jack: I disagree. It makes sense for me to buy fire insurance for my house, but I don't see how doing so lessens the chances that my house will burn down. Stem:Jack's resp... | PT53 S1 Q12 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q13 Passage:Some doctors believe that a certain drug reduces the duration of episodes of vertigo, claiming that the average duration of vertigo for people who suffer from it has decreased since the drug was introduced. However, during a recent three-month shortage of the drug, there was no significa... | PT53 S1 Q13 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q14 Passage:It has been suggested that a television set should be thought of as nothing more than "a toaster with pictures" and that since we let market forces determine the design of kitchen appliances we can let them determine what is seen on television. But that approach is too simple. Some gover... | PT53 S1 Q14 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q15 Passage:Earthworms, vital to the health of soil, prefer soil that is approximately neutral on the acid-to-alkaline scale. Since decomposition of dead plants makes the top layer of soil highly acidic, application of crushed limestone, which is highly alkaline, to the soil's surface should make th... | PT53 S1 Q15 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q16 Passage:Jurist: A nation's laws must be viewed as expressions of a moral code that transcends those laws and serves as a measure of their adequacy. Otherwise, a society can have no sound basis for preferring any given set of laws to all others. Thus, any moral prohibition against the violation o... | PT53 S1 Q16 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q17 Passage:An association between two types of conditions does not establish that conditions of one type cause conditions of the other type. Even persistent and inviolable association is inconclusive; such association is often due to conditions of both types being effects of the same kind of cause.... | PT53 S1 Q17 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q18 Passage:Salesperson: When a salesperson is successful, it is certain that that person has been in sales for at least three years. This is because to succeed as a salesperson, one must first establish a strong client base, and studies have shown that anyone who spends at least three years develop... | PT53 S1 Q18 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q19 Passage:People who have habitually slept less than six hours a night and then begin sleeping eight or more hours a night typically begin to feel much less anxious. Therefore, most people who sleep less than six hours a night can probably cause their anxiety levels to fall by beginning to sleep a... | PT53 S1 Q19 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q20 Passage:Biologist: Lions and tigers are so similar to each other anatomically that their skeletons are virtually indistinguishable. But their behaviors are known to be quite different: tigers hunt only as solitary individuals, whereas lions hunt in packs. Thus, paleontologists cannot reasonably ... | PT53 S1 Q20 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q21 Passage:The trees always blossom in May if April rainfall exceeds 5 centimeters. If April rainfall exceeds 5 centimeters, then the reservoirs are always full on May 1. The reservoirs were not full this May 1 and thus the trees will not blossom this May. Stem:Which one of the following exhibits a... | PT53 S1 Q21 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q22 Passage:Doctor: Being overweight has long been linked with a variety of health problems, such as high blood pressure and heart disease. But recent research conclusively shows that people who are slightly overweight are healthier than those who are considerably underweight. Therefore, to be healt... | PT53 S1 Q22 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q23 Passage:Robust crops not only withstand insect attacks more successfully than other crops, they are also less likely to be attacked in the first place, since insects tend to feed on weaker plants. Killing insects with pesticides does not address the underlying problem of inherent vulnerability t... | PT53 S1 Q23 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q24 Passage:People perceive color by means of certain photopigments in the retina that are sensitive to certain wavelengths of light. People who are color-blind are unable to distinguish between red and green, for example, due to an absence of certain photopigments. What is difficult to explain, how... | PT53 S1 Q24 |
Question ID:PT53 S1 Q25 Passage:Occultist: The issue of whether astrology is a science is easily settled: it is both an art and a science. The scientific components are the complicated mathematics and the astronomical knowledge needed to create an astrological chart. The art is in the synthesis of a multitude of factor... | PT53 S1 Q25 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q1 Passage:Five performers‚ Traugott, West, Xavier, Young, and Zinser‚ are recruited by three talent agencies‚ Fame Agency, Premier Agency, and Star Agency. Each performer signs with exactly one of the agencies and each agency signs at least one of the performers. The performers' signing with the ag... | PT53 S2 Q1 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q2 Passage:Five performers‚ Traugott, West, Xavier, Young, and Zinser‚ are recruited by three talent agencies‚ Fame Agency, Premier Agency, and Star Agency. Each performer signs with exactly one of the agencies and each agency signs at least one of the performers. The performers' signing with the ag... | PT53 S2 Q2 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q3 Passage:Five performers‚ Traugott, West, Xavier, Young, and Zinser‚ are recruited by three talent agencies‚ Fame Agency, Premier Agency, and Star Agency. Each performer signs with exactly one of the agencies and each agency signs at least one of the performers. The performers' signing with the ag... | PT53 S2 Q3 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q4 Passage:Five performers‚ Traugott, West, Xavier, Young, and Zinser‚ are recruited by three talent agencies‚ Fame Agency, Premier Agency, and Star Agency. Each performer signs with exactly one of the agencies and each agency signs at least one of the performers. The performers' signing with the ag... | PT53 S2 Q4 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q5 Passage:Five performers‚ Traugott, West, Xavier, Young, and Zinser‚ are recruited by three talent agencies‚ Fame Agency, Premier Agency, and Star Agency. Each performer signs with exactly one of the agencies and each agency signs at least one of the performers. The performers' signing with the ag... | PT53 S2 Q5 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q6 Passage:A competition is being held to select a design for Yancy College's new student union building. Each of six architects‚ Green, Jackson, Liu, Mertz, Peete, and Valdez‚ has submitted exactly one design. There are exactly six designs, and they are presented one at a time to the panel of judge... | PT53 S2 Q6 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q7 Passage:A competition is being held to select a design for Yancy College's new student union building. Each of six architects‚ Green, Jackson, Liu, Mertz, Peete, and Valdez‚ has submitted exactly one design. There are exactly six designs, and they are presented one at a time to the panel of judge... | PT53 S2 Q7 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q8 Passage:A competition is being held to select a design for Yancy College's new student union building. Each of six architects‚ Green, Jackson, Liu, Mertz, Peete, and Valdez‚ has submitted exactly one design. There are exactly six designs, and they are presented one at a time to the panel of judge... | PT53 S2 Q8 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q9 Passage:A competition is being held to select a design for Yancy College's new student union building. Each of six architects‚ Green, Jackson, Liu, Mertz, Peete, and Valdez‚ has submitted exactly one design. There are exactly six designs, and they are presented one at a time to the panel of judge... | PT53 S2 Q9 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q10 Passage:A competition is being held to select a design for Yancy College's new student union building. Each of six architects‚ Green, Jackson, Liu, Mertz, Peete, and Valdez‚ has submitted exactly one design. There are exactly six designs, and they are presented one at a time to the panel of judg... | PT53 S2 Q10 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q11 Passage:A competition is being held to select a design for Yancy College's new student union building. Each of six architects‚ Green, Jackson, Liu, Mertz, Peete, and Valdez‚ has submitted exactly one design. There are exactly six designs, and they are presented one at a time to the panel of judg... | PT53 S2 Q11 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q12 Passage:Detectives investigating a citywide increase in burglaries questioned exactly seven suspects‚ S, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z‚ each on a different one of seven consecutive days. Each suspect was questioned exactly once. Any suspect who confessed did so while being questioned. The investigation c... | PT53 S2 Q12 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q13 Passage:Detectives investigating a citywide increase in burglaries questioned exactly seven suspects‚ S, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z‚ each on a different one of seven consecutive days. Each suspect was questioned exactly once. Any suspect who confessed did so while being questioned. The investigation c... | PT53 S2 Q13 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q14 Passage:Detectives investigating a citywide increase in burglaries questioned exactly seven suspects‚ S, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z‚ each on a different one of seven consecutive days. Each suspect was questioned exactly once. Any suspect who confessed did so while being questioned. The investigation c... | PT53 S2 Q14 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q15 Passage:Detectives investigating a citywide increase in burglaries questioned exactly seven suspects‚ S, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z‚ each on a different one of seven consecutive days. Each suspect was questioned exactly once. Any suspect who confessed did so while being questioned. The investigation c... | PT53 S2 Q15 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q16 Passage:Detectives investigating a citywide increase in burglaries questioned exactly seven suspects‚ S, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z‚ each on a different one of seven consecutive days. Each suspect was questioned exactly once. Any suspect who confessed did so while being questioned. The investigation c... | PT53 S2 Q16 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q17 Passage:Detectives investigating a citywide increase in burglaries questioned exactly seven suspects‚ S, T, V, W, X, Y, and Z‚ each on a different one of seven consecutive days. Each suspect was questioned exactly once. Any suspect who confessed did so while being questioned. The investigation c... | PT53 S2 Q17 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q18 Passage:The three highest-placing teams in a high school debate tournament are the teams from Fairview, Gillom, and Hilltop high schools. Each team has exactly two members. The individuals on these three teams are Mei, Navarro, O'Rourke, Pavlovich, Sethna, and Tsudama. The following is the case:... | PT53 S2 Q18 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q19 Passage:The three highest-placing teams in a high school debate tournament are the teams from Fairview, Gillom, and Hilltop high schools. Each team has exactly two members. The individuals on these three teams are Mei, Navarro, O'Rourke, Pavlovich, Sethna, and Tsudama. The following is the case:... | PT53 S2 Q19 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q20 Passage:The three highest-placing teams in a high school debate tournament are the teams from Fairview, Gillom, and Hilltop high schools. Each team has exactly two members. The individuals on these three teams are Mei, Navarro, O'Rourke, Pavlovich, Sethna, and Tsudama. The following is the case:... | PT53 S2 Q20 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q21 Passage:The three highest-placing teams in a high school debate tournament are the teams from Fairview, Gillom, and Hilltop high schools. Each team has exactly two members. The individuals on these three teams are Mei, Navarro, O'Rourke, Pavlovich, Sethna, and Tsudama. The following is the case:... | PT53 S2 Q21 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q22 Passage:The three highest-placing teams in a high school debate tournament are the teams from Fairview, Gillom, and Hilltop high schools. Each team has exactly two members. The individuals on these three teams are Mei, Navarro, O'Rourke, Pavlovich, Sethna, and Tsudama. The following is the case:... | PT53 S2 Q22 |
Question ID:PT53 S2 Q23 Passage:The three highest-placing teams in a high school debate tournament are the teams from Fairview, Gillom, and Hilltop high schools. Each team has exactly two members. The individuals on these three teams are Mei, Navarro, O'Rourke, Pavlovich, Sethna, and Tsudama. The following is the case:... | PT53 S2 Q23 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q1 Passage:At many electronics retail stores, the consumer has the option of purchasing product warranties that extend beyond the manufacturer's warranty. However, consumers are generally better off not buying extended warranties. Most problems with electronic goods occur within the period covered b... | PT53 S3 Q1 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q2 Passage:Since the 1970s, environmentalists have largely succeeded in convincing legislators to enact extensive environmental regulations. Yet, as environmentalists themselves not only admit but insist, the condition of the environment is worsening, not improving. Clearly, more environmental regul... | PT53 S3 Q2 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q3 Passage:Although it is unwise to take a developmental view of an art like music‚ as if Beethoven were an advance over Josquin, or Miles Davis an advance over Louis Armstrong‚ there are ways in which it makes sense to talk about musical knowledge growing over time. We certainly know more about cer... | PT53 S3 Q3 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q4 Passage:A recent test of an electric insect control device discovered that, of the more than 300 insects killed during one 24-hour period, only 12 were mosquitoes. Thus this type of device may kill many insects, but will not significantly aid in controlling the potentially dangerous mosquito popu... | PT53 S3 Q4 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q5 Passage:Brain-scanning technology provides information about processes occurring in the brain. For this information to help researchers understand how the brain enables us to think, however, researchers must be able to rely on the accuracy of the verbal reports given by subjects while their brain... | PT53 S3 Q5 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q6 Passage:Ornithologist: This bird species is widely thought to subsist primarily on vegetation, but my research shows that this belief is erroneous. While concealed in a well-camouflaged blind, I have observed hundreds of these birds every morning over a period of months, and I estimate that over ... | PT53 S3 Q6 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q7 Passage:Educator: Only those students who are genuinely curious about a topic can successfully learn about that topic. They find the satisfaction of their curiosity intrinsically gratifying, and appreciate the inherent rewards of the learning process itself. However, almost no child enters the cl... | PT53 S3 Q7 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q8 Passage:Environmentalist: When bacteria degrade household cleaning products, vapors that are toxic to humans are produced. Unfortunately, household cleaning products are often found in landfills. Thus, the common practice of converting landfills into public parks is damaging human health. Stem:Wh... | PT53 S3 Q8 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q9 Passage:Tea made from camellia leaves is a popular beverage. However, studies show that regular drinkers of camellia tea usually suffer withdrawal symptoms if they discontinue drinking the tea. Furthermore, regular drinkers of camellia tea are more likely than people in general to develop kidney ... | PT53 S3 Q9 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q10 Passage:Artist: Avant-garde artists intend their work to challenge a society's mainstream beliefs and initiate change. And some art collectors claim that an avant-garde work that becomes popular in its own time is successful. However, a society's mainstream beliefs do not generally show any sign... | PT53 S3 Q10 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q11 Passage:A recent epidemiological study found that businesspeople who travel internationally on business are much more likely to suffer from chronic insomnia than are businesspeople who do not travel on business. International travelers experience the stresses of dramatic changes in climate, freq... | PT53 S3 Q11 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q12 Passage:Many mountain climbers regard climbing Mount Everest as the ultimate achievement. But climbers should not attempt this climb since the risk of death or serious injury in an Everest expedition is very high. Moreover, the romantic notion of gaining "spiritual discovery" atop Everest is dis... | PT53 S3 Q12 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q13 Passage:Each of the smallest particles in the universe has an elegantly simple structure. Since these particles compose the universe, we can conclude that the universe itself has an elegantly simple structure. Stem:Each of the following arguments exhibits flawed reasoning similar to that in the ... | PT53 S3 Q13 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q14 Passage:Criminologist: A judicial system that tries and punishes criminals without delay is an effective deterrent to violent crime. Long, drawn-out trials and successful legal maneuvering may add to criminals' feelings of invulnerability. But if potential violent criminals know that being caugh... | PT53 S3 Q14 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q15 Passage:Journalist: Many people object to mandatory retirement at age 65 as being arbitrary, arguing that people over 65 make useful contributions. However, if those who reach 65 are permitted to continue working indefinitely, we will face unacceptable outcomes. First, young people entering the ... | PT53 S3 Q15 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q16 Passage:Editorial: Contrary to popular belief, teaching preschoolers is not especially difficult, for they develop strict systems (e.g., for sorting toys by shape), which help them to learn, and they are always intensely curious about something new in their world. Stem:Which one of the following... | PT53 S3 Q16 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q17 Passage: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 ... | PT53 S3 Q17 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q18 Passage:Ethicist: Many environmentalists hold that the natural environment is morally valuable for its own sake, regardless of any benefits it provides us. However, even if nature has no moral value, nature can be regarded as worth preserving simply on the grounds that people find it beautiful. ... | PT53 S3 Q18 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q19 Passage:An editor is compiling a textbook containing essays by several different authors. The book will contain essays by Lind, Knight, or Jones, but it will not contain essays by all three. If the textbook contains an essay by Knight, then it will also contain an essay by Jones. Stem:If the sta... | PT53 S3 Q19 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q20 Passage:The ability of mammals to control their internal body temperatures is a factor in the development of their brains and intelligence. This can be seen from the following facts: the brain is a chemical machine, all chemical reactions are temperature dependent, and any organism that can cont... | PT53 S3 Q20 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q21 Passage:People who object to the proposed hazardous waste storage site by appealing to extremely implausible scenarios in which the site fails to contain the waste safely are overlooking the significant risks associated with delays in moving the waste from its present unsafe location. If we wait... | PT53 S3 Q21 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q22 Passage:A recent survey indicates that the average number of books read annually per capita has declined in each of the last three years. However, it also found that most bookstores reported increased profits during the same period. Stem:Each of the following, if true, helps to resolve the surve... | PT53 S3 Q22 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q23 Passage:Naturalist: A species can survive a change in environment, as long as the change is not too rapid. Therefore, the threats we are creating to woodland species arise not from the fact that we are cutting down trees, but rather from the rate at which we are doing so. Stem:The reasoning in w... | PT53 S3 Q23 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q24 Passage:Professor: A person who can select a beverage from among 50 varieties of cola is less free than one who has only these 5 choices: wine, coffee, apple juice, milk, and water. It is clear, then, that meaningful freedom cannot be measured simply by the number of alternatives available; the ... | PT53 S3 Q24 |
Question ID:PT53 S3 Q25 Passage:Principle: Meetings should be kept short, addressing only those issues relevant to a majority of those attending. A person should not be required to attend a meeting if none of the issues to be addressed at the meeting are relevant to that person.Application: Terry should not be required... | PT53 S3 Q25 |
Question ID:PT53 S4 Q1 Passage:Asian American poetry from Hawaii, the Pacific island state of the United States, is generally characterizable in one of two ways: either as portraying a model multicultural paradise, or as exemplifying familiar Asian American literary themes such as generational conflict. In this light, ... | PT53 S4 Q1 |
Question ID:PT53 S4 Q2 Passage:Asian American poetry from Hawaii, the Pacific island state of the United States, is generally characterizable in one of two ways: either as portraying a model multicultural paradise, or as exemplifying familiar Asian American literary themes such as generational conflict. In this light, ... | PT53 S4 Q2 |
Question ID:PT53 S4 Q3 Passage:Asian American poetry from Hawaii, the Pacific island state of the United States, is generally characterizable in one of two ways: either as portraying a model multicultural paradise, or as exemplifying familiar Asian American literary themes such as generational conflict. In this light, ... | PT53 S4 Q3 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.