| Critical Reasoning Butler: September 2026 |
| September 7 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1Town X and Town Y are roughly equal in size and local population. A survey was done measuring traffic patterns during the summer months for each of the past 5 years. The survey found that, on average in Town Y, there were 28 minor car accidents in June as well as 28 in July. During the same two months in Town X, the average was only 14 minor car accidents each month. Thus, if the Dentco Autobody Repair franchise were looking to open a new shop in one of the two towns, it would be more likely to succeed in Town Y.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously damage the conclusion drawn in the passage?
A. More people walk to work or use mass transit in Town Y.
B. The state is planning to add a thruway exit for Town Y.
C. The traffic volume in Town Y quadruples in the summer because it is a beach town.
D. In June and July six years ago, Town X had double the amount of accidents than Y.
E. There are rumors of a megamall possibly being constructed in Town X.
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CR 2 In a certain state, the rate at which inhabitants of City X contract a certain disease is significantly lower than the rate at which inhabitants of City Y contract the disease. So if a couple originally from City Y relocates to City X and raises a family there, their children will be significantly less likely to contract this disease than they would have been if the
family had remained in City Y.
Which of the following statements, if true, would most significantly strengthen the conclusion drawn in the passage?
A. The rate at which inhabitants of City X contract the disease will increase as the overall population of City X increases.
B. In contrast to City Y, City X is characterized by an abundance of environmental factors that tend to inhibit the occurrence of the disease.
C. 23% of those inhabitants of City Y who move to City X live beyond the average life span of native inhabitants of City X.
D. Over the last 2 decades, the incidence of the disease has decreased in City Y but has remained unchanged in City X.
E. Studies indicate that the incidence of the disease among inhabitants of City X who move to City Y is roughly equal to that of inhabitants of City X who remain in CityX.