| Critical Reasoning Butler: December 2025 |
| December 5 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 Psychologists who wish to have one of their book review nominated for the prestigious Boatwright Psychology Review award should not submit book review articles that review more than three books at a time. This is because editors for the Boatwright Psychology Review will not publish a book review article if it is too lengthy and cumbersome to read. In their submission guidelines, the editors explicitly state that review articles that cover more than three books at a time are considered too lengthy and cumbersome to read.
Which of the following statements represents an assumption upon which the argument relies?
(A) The book reviews articles that covers the most books must be the lengthiest and most cumbersome article to read.
(B) If a book review article is published in the Boatwright Psychology Review, that article will receive the prestigious Boatwright Psychology Review award.
(C) All articles published in the Boatwright Psychology Review must be limited to a certain length specified by the editors.
(D) The Boatwright Psychology Review editors generally prefer book review articles that cover one book rather than books.
(E) To be nominated for the Boatwright Psychology Review award, a psychologist's book review article must be published in the Boatwright Psychology Review.
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CR 2 A program instituted in a particular state allows residents aged 18 to 39 to prepay at current prices for any future healthcare needs that arise after age 65. The program then absorbs the additional costs of any such treatment if the treatment is sought at a state-run healthcare facility. The state’s residents should enroll in the program as a means of defraying the cost of their future medical needs.
Which of the following, if true, is the most appropriate reason for a resident of the state not to participate in the program?
A. Many residents are unsure about where in the state they will retire, and therefore which state-run healthcare facility they will eventually use.
B. For more than eighty-nine percent of state residents, the amount of money earned by putting the prepayment funds in an interest-bearing account today will be greater than the total cost of future healthcare at a state-run facility.
C. The average cost of healthcare at the state’s facilities is expected to rise faster than the average income of state residents.
D. Some of the state’s healthcare facilities are contemplating significant cost increases next year.
E. The prepayment plan would not cover the cost of elective procedures, such as cosmetic surgery, even if the procedures are per formed at state-run healthcare facilities.