| Critical Reasoning Butler: June 2025 |
| June 10 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 Arguments to restrict immigration on the grounds that immigrants will take domestic jobs ignore the fact that immigrants, once employed, will earn and spend money on goods and services, creating new jobs that will more than make up for the old ones they took.
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?
(A) The immigrants will not send most of the money that they earn back to their hometowns.
(B) Studies show that large scale inflow of immigrants invariably leads to an increase in the incidence of crime in that city.
(C) The immigrants will not subsequently get their families to also join them in the new city.
(D) Immigrants generally tend to save most of the money that they earn.
(E) Opponents of immigration are not opposed to immigration for reasons other than loss of jobs.
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CR 2 It is generally observed that, while selecting between two identical products, consumers typically tend to go with the cheaper one. However,
when it comes to luxury products, an opposite trend has been observed. Consumers, in fact, tend to prefer the higher priced product in this case as
exclusivity takes precedence over the desire to get the maximum value for one’s money.
(A) The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second provides support for the main conclusion.
(B) The first provides evidence in support of the main conclusion of the argument; the second is the main conclusion of the argument.
(C) The first states an observation that the argument agrees with; the second undermines the evidence that is the basis for the agreement.
(D) The first describes a finding that is contrary to what is generally the case; the second provides an explanation for this finding.
(E) The first is a claim that has been used to support a conclusion that the argument accepts; the second is that conclusion.