| Critical Reasoning Butler: January 2025 |
| January 9 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 Due to certain persistent limitations in the technology, many early buyers of virtual reality systems apparently lost interest in buying new virtual reality games to run on their systems. The sale of virtual reality games is still going strong because the number of homes with virtual reality systems is still growing. However, businesses distributing virtual reality games will face hard times because the market for virtual reality systems is likely to saturate soon.
Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion above?
A. The market for virtual reality systems is considered saturated only after seventy percent of all homes have at least one such system.
B. Early buyers of novel products are always quicker to acquire novelties, but also quicker to tire of them than other buyers.
C. Customer satisfaction surveys reveal that few of the early buyers of virtual reality systems had any complaints regarding this new product’s performance aspects.
D. Several games specifically designed to be played in virtual reality form a sizeable proportion of all the products handled by retailers of virtual reality games.
E. Shrinking markets generally intensify competition among businesses, leading to the failure of several marginal businesses.
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CR 2 At the time of the last census, the number of military veterans was slightly greater than the number of conservatives. Military veterans have tripled in number since then, while conservatives have increased in number, but at a lower rate than have military veterans.
Which of the following must be true if the statements above are true?
A. There are now fewer military veterans than there are conservatives.
B. The ratio between military veterans and conservatives has increased since the last census.
C. The ratio between military veterans and conservatives has decreased since the last census.
D. Every conservative is also a military veteran.
E. The ratio between military veterans and conservatives has not changed since the last census.