| Critical Reasoning Butler: November 2025 |
| November 3 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 The Tulips electronics manufacturer came out with a revamped version of a radio they had once produced. The older model had excellent sound quality. The new version had a more attractive design and was fitted with a display screen. The management department was extremely pleased with the record-high sales figures produced by the new radio although the finance department claimed that the profit earned by the old radio in the same amount of time was higher by two-thirds.
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the statement made above?
(A) The screen fitted to the new radios increased its production cost, resulting in a lower profit.
(B) Although the new model was cheaper to produce, its marketing proved to be very expensive.
(C) The revenues earned by the old model were two-thirds higher than those earned by the new model.
(D) Although it had excellent sound quality, the older model cost Tulips less.
(E) Even though the sales figures of the new radio were extremely high, those enjoyed by the older model had been even higher.
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CR 2 A recent report compared the crime figures of today with those of 200 years ago. The report showed that today, the proportion of people who break the law is 22% lower than that of 200 years ago. It can be deduced that people are more morally aware today than people were 200 years ago.
Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the argument's conclusion?
A. Many actions that were considered morally acceptable 200 years ago have been criminalized by modern legal systems
B. Today, morals are taught in schools, and since more children are educated, immoral behavior is decreasing.
C. Some people consider certain illegal acts as not being immoral.
D. Modern methods for controlling crime have been implemented so that less of the taxpayer's money is now spent on the penal system.
E. Reports analyzing the crime figures of certain time periods are always conducted by a team of government and private researchers.