New Project! Critical Reasoning Tricky questions-2nd Edition

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New Project! Critical Reasoning questions- 2nd Edition

We will be posting some of the tricky questions from previous years for your reference each day which are not discussed for a while now. There will 7 questions posted everyday in this thread based on the topics (e.g. Weaken, Strengthen etc).

This is a new project for this year. You can also look into the  thread  for the 1st edition.

Review the questions which is not being discussed or you may have missed them . 
   Review the expert replies  
   Best part- Provide  alternative explanations  and get kudos point!

30 June 2014(Day 1) -- Assumptions questions.
 1 July 2014(Day 2) -- Weaken questions.
 2 July 2014 (Day 3) -- Strengthen questions.
 3 July 2014 (Day 4) -- Evaluate the Argument questions.
 4 July 2014 (Day 5) -- Inference questions.
 7 July 2014 (Day 6) -- Resolve the Paradox questions.
 8 July 2014 (Day 7) -- Flaw & MOR questions.
 9 July 2014 (day 8) -- Provide a Conclusion questions.
 10 July 2014 (Day 9) -- Bold Face questions.
 11 July 2014 (Day 10) -- Cause & Effect questions.

Gnpth · Accepted Answer

Day 1 : Assumptions Questions

1.  Deep tillage is even more deliterious to the world's topsoil supply than previously believed.

2.  In humans, ingested protein is broken down into amino acids, all of which must compete to enter the brain.

3.  Country X imposes heavy tariffs on imported manufactured goods.

4.  Research shows that adolescents who play video games on a regular basis are three times

5.  Joanne: An increasing number of online retailers now allow customers to create “wish lists” of items they would like to receive as gifts.

6.  An action is morally right if it would be reasonably expected to increase the aggregate well-being

7.  The solution to any environmental problem that is not the result of government mismanagement

Gnpth · Answer

Day 2 : Weaken Questions

1.  Junior biomedical researchers have long assumed that their hirings and promotions .

2.  If a geneticist selects any arbitrary group of people—for instance, those who enjoy watching football games

3.  A consumer magazine surveyed people who had sought a psychologist’s help with a personal problem.

4.  It takes the heat of large stars or supernovae to cause the fusion of magnesium with hydrogen,

5.  Despite improvements in treatment for asthma, the death rate form this disease has doubled

6.  In the nation of partoria, large trucks currently account for 6 percent of miles driven on partoria's roads but are involved

7.  "Durability" is the measure of how long a certain appliance remains functional without breaking down.

Gnpth · Answer

Day 3 : Strengthen Questions

1.  Analyst: The pace of technological development brings a constant stream of new devices.

2.  A survey of charitable giving in the state found that the average dollar amount contributed annually by residents

3.  Tiger beetles are such fast runners that they can capture virtually any nonflying insect.

4.  A recent excavation of a site at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of miles from the nearest coastline

5.  In response to years of increasing congestion at airport X, the government decided to redistribute landing slots .

6.  Ten years ago, the death rate from Neural Synapse Deficiency – related causes was 5%

7.  The purpose of regulation of Cannabis (marijuana) was to restrict the growth in the number of people

Gnpth · Answer

Day 4 : Evaluate the Argument

1. Fish currently costs about the same at seafood stores throughout Eastville and its surrounding suburbs.

2. Company X experienced a significant loss of market share over a number of years.

3. A recent study of college students shows that, contrary to predicted results,

4. Despite all the science and massive budgets involved in modern sports,

5. Last August the XT chain of gasoline stations had a temporary sales promotion in effect.

6. While political discourse and the media in the United States have focused on the rise of job outsourcing,

7. A zero-CO2 U.S. economy can be achieved within the next thirty to fifty years without the use of nuclear power.

Gnpth · Answer

Day 5 : Inference Questions

1.  Companies are often torn between the benefits of focusing on one major product

2.  The percentage of people weighing over 150 pounds is higher in Irvine than

3.  The fewer restrictions there are on the advertising of legal services, the more lawyers there are who advertise

4.  Last year the worldwide paper industry used over twice as much fresh pulp

5.  In a political system with only two major parties, the entrance of a third-party candidate

6.  Public health expert: Until recently people believed that applications of biochemical research

7.  College football recruiting services rank incoming players on a scale of 1-star

Gnpth · Answer

Day 6 : Resolve the Paradox questions

1. In the past two years, the effects of the worldwide economic downturn have been felt

2. When a new restaurant, Martin's Cafe, opened in Riverville last year,

3. In order to withstand tidal currents, juvenile horseshoe crabs frequently burrow in the sand

4. Curator: Without question this sculpture that Mr. Rodianov has proposed

5. In 1963, Congress approved the Community Mental Health Centers Act,

6. Certain oil companies have been called poor corporate citizens because they have opposed government

7. Four 700 level questions in 1 post- Souvik101990

Gnpth · Answer

Day 7 : Flaw & MOR questions

Flaw

1. Archeological excavations in Northern Africa revealed manuscripts written in contemporary European languages,

2. It is the holy duty of the press to publish any news that is in the public interest to have published

3. Brunhilda: Economists have predicted that our generation will be the first that cannot confidently look forward

4. A new study provides more support for the hypothesis that social support may strengthen people’s immune system

5. A car wash service has decided to discontinue its repeat customer coupons wherein customers

6. In a recent survey, people were given a list of civil conflicts throughout the world and asked to name those conflicts

7. Corporate Officer: Last year was an unusually poor one for our pharmaceutical division

Method of Reasoning

1. It is almost impossible to find a person between the ages of 85 an 90 who primarily uses the left hand.

2. Due to wider commercial availability of audio recordings of authors reading their own books, sales of printed books have dropped significantly.

3. Environmentalists support a major phase-down of fossil fuels and substitution of favored

4. Commissioner: Budget forecasters project a revenue shortfall of a billion dollars in the coming fiscal year

5. United States manufacturers currently produce most of the world's solar-power generators

6. It is now a common complaint that the electronic media have corroded the intellectual skills

7. I don’t believe Stevenson will win the election for governor. Few voters are willing to elect a businessman

Gnpth · Answer

Day 8 : Provide the Conclusion

1. In order for a president of Ronalia to be elected for the next term

2. An anthropologist studying the social function of human skin has stated that tattoos are an ancient form of body art.

3. Historical data for all the elections held in Gangnam City shows that all winning candidates

4. Parasitic wasps lay their eggs directly into the eggs of various host insects in exactly the right numbers for any suitable size of host egg

5. In 2003, the Making Hits Record Company spent 40% of its total budget on the production of ten albums

6. Companies are often torn between the benefits of focusing on one major product or service

7. People who listen to certain recordings of music are in danger of being unduly influenced

Gnpth · Answer

Day 9 : Bold Face Questions

1. A product that represents a clear technological advance over competing products can generally command a high price.

2. A recent study showed that more than 50 percent of people who commit violent crimes

3. In the past five years, Peak Productions prots from recorded music sales has steadily declined

4. The stock market has shorted HP stock in response to HP CEO Leo Apotheker’s decision

5. As a genre, hip-hop is vastly underrated. While critics are right to question the violent and sometimes racist content

6. There are those who complain that municipal libraries are outdated and unnecessary

7. For nearly a century, physiologists erroneously believed that a buildup of lactic acid in muscle tissue was responsible

Gnpth · Answer

Day 10 : Cause & Effect

There are only few questions in the forum to bump it up here. This list may contain one or two sub 600 questions as well.

1. It is almost impossible to find a person between the ages of 85 an 90

2. A recent newspaper feature story listed several factors as 'predictors' of the likelihood of premature death.

3. Because city council members in small towns are intimately acquainted with the public they serve

4. A minor league baseball franchise experienced a drop in attendance this week after they suffered

5. In the 2000 local election, only 28% of individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 voted.

6. Over the past seven years, private college tuition rates have increased, resulting in a large decrease in private college

7. Emotional stress is a well known cause of certain serious health problems, including high blood pressure and cardiac complications.

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