| Critical Reasoning Butler: April 2025 |
| April 20 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 The most serious objection I have regarding the advertisements shown on TV is that they often denounce the products or services by their competitors to proclaim their own superiority. This is unfair. If every company follows this practice, it will be very difficult for consumers to decide which products and services are better than others. The best step towards correcting this could be ______.
Which of the following best completes the passage?
A. a restriction that only the closest competitor can be included in the TV advertisements
B. a limit on the duration for which the competitors can be mentioned in the TV advertisements
C. a law that forbids the mention of any competitor in the TV advertisements
D. an increase in information related to features, quality, and cost of products/services in TV advertisements
E. a limit on the number of times advertisements are shown on TV
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CR 2 Over time, the continuous use of painkillers has two pernicious effects. First, it often reduces the liver’s efficiency in processing toxins in the bloodstream. Second, it often inadvertently causes the body to build up a resistance to active ingredients of the painkiller, because the brain recognizes the constant intake of ingredients particular to a painkiller and responds by producing chemicals to neutralize their effect, thus reducing the effectiveness of the painkiller.
From the passage above, it can be properly inferred that the pernicious effects of the continuous use of painkillers can be at least partially curbed by doing which of the following, assuming that each is a realistic possibility?
A. Only utilizing those painkillers that are chemically stable.
B. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle to improve liver function.
C. Slowly increasing the quantity of painkillers utilized, over time.
D. Not using more than one type of painkiller at a time.
E. Periodically switching the type of painkillers used.