| Critical Reasoning Butler: June 2025 |
| June 20 | CR 1 | CR 2 |
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CR 1 Otoplasty (ear cosmetic surgery) can reshape prominent or protruding ears. A plastic surgeon found that 76% of cosmetic ear surgery last year was performed on men. The plastic surgeon concluded that men's ears are, on average, more protruding and prominent than are women's ears.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the above conclusion?
A. The most common cosmetic surgery among men last year was performed on areas around the nose.
B. Over 50,000 people underwent otoplasty last year.
C. The number of people who undergo cosmetic surgery increases dramatically each year.
D. Men and women are equally inclined to undergo cosmetic surgery to correct aesthetic flaws.
E. Men's noses are, on average, more protruding and prominent than are women's noses
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CR 2 Expensive television advertising campaigns clearly help political candidates win elections, as evidenced by the fact that, in most political elections, the candidate with the most campaign money ultimately wins.
Which of the following, if true, would provide most support for the argument above?
(A) Endorsements from minor political office-holders generally have no effect on a candidate’s chances of winning an election.
(B) In most cases, candidates who currently hold the office for which they seek re-election have more available campaign money than their competitors.
(C) Expensive television advertising campaigns are waged most frequently by candidates who have more available campaign money than their competitors.
(D) When it comes to choosing among candidates, the voting public tends to disregard how a candidate is portrayed in television advertisements.
(E) Nearly any political candidate can afford to wage some type of television advertising campaign.