Critical Reasoning Butler: June 2025 |
June 3 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 It is truly a waste of time to attend college. Out of the ten richest people in the world, six are college dropouts. Thus, if one wants to become rich, then it makes sense to drop out of college and start one’s own venture.
Which of the following, if true, casts the most serious doubt on the argument?
(A) Had the six people mentioned in the argument attended college, they may have been even richer than they are currently.
(B) Attending college helps a person increase his or her social circle by making new friends.
(C) Statistics reveal that 95% of all new ventures are most likely to fail.
(D) The percentage of college dropouts who have gone on to become rich is several times smaller than the percentage of college graduates who have gone on to become rich.
(E) Becoming rich is not the only measure of success, happiness is perhaps more important.
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CR 2 A left handed playing style must offer some unique advantages to table tennis players, maybe in the types of angles they are able to incorporate in their shots. In a survey of professional table tennis players, as many as 70 percent said that they played left handed.
Which of the following is an assumption in the above argument?
(A) Playing left handed allows table tennis players to create some angles in their shots that cannot be created playing right handed.
(B) Table tennis is the most popular sport in several parts of the world because one doesn’t need expensive equipment or lots of space to play it.
(C) Most tennis players covered in the survey had the option of playing right handed or left handed.
(D) Most players of lawn tennis, a sport somewhat similar to table tennis, also play left handed.
(E) Most tennis players covered in the survey used their left hand for other activities as well such as writing or eating.