| Critical Reasoning Butler: September 2025 |
| September 15 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 Saguaro kangaroo rats generally leave watering holes, where food and water are abundant, during the day, while Sonoran kangaroo rats remain near these same watering holes and continue foraging throughout the day Although Sonoran kailgaroo rats have larger and more frequent litters, they are generally outnumbered by the Saguaro kangaroo rat.
Which of the following, if true, would best resolve the apparent paradox described above?
A. Several species of successful rodents also leave the streams and watering holes during the day
B. The Saguaro kangaroo rat matures much more slowly than the Sonoran kangaroo rat because of its relatively limited food supply.
C. Many of the predators of kangaroo rats, such as falcons and rattlesnakes, are only active around streams during the day.
D. Saguaro kangaroo rats are more sensitive to sunlight than are Sonoran kangaroo rats.
E. Sonoran kangaroo rats are reproductive to a greater age than are Saguaro kangaroo rats.
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CR 2 In a survey of freshmen at University X, two-thirds claimed never to have plagiarized while in high school. However, the survey may overstate the proportion of freshmen at University X who did not plagiarize in high school because ________.
Which of the following best completes the passage above?
A. some people who do not attend University X probably plagiarized in high school.
B. some people who plagiarized in high school may not do so in college.
C. some people who claimed to have plagiarized once may have done so many times.
D. at University Z, one half of the freshmen admitted to having plagiarized in high school.
E. some freshmen who did plagiarize in high school might have claimed on the survey that they did not do so.