Critical Reason...

Plato said that art represents ‘general truths’ about human nature. Our city councilman is arguing in favour of the artistry — a giant mural in front of a jeep dealership, portraying a variety of four-wheeldrive vehicles. He cites Plato’s conception of art as his support.

Which of the following questions weakens the above argument?

Speaker 1: The holy passion of friendship is so sweet and steady, loyal and enduring in nature that it will last through a lifetime.

Speaker 2: If not asked to lend money. The two speakers represent which of the following contrasting attitudes?

In 1945, a new industrial code was established to fix a minimum wage of quarter of a pound an hour in the UK. Industrial workers hailed this pronouncement as a blessing.

What does this statement imply?

Unfortunately, only 12 per cent of the driving public regularly use seat belts. Automatic restraints are the answer and the quicker they are implemented, the sooner highways deaths will be reduced.

The author’s conclusion is based upon which of the following assumptions?

In the past, to run for one’s country in the Olympics was the ultimate achievement of any athlete. Nowadays, an athlete’s motives are more and more influenced by financial gain and consequently we do not see our best athletes in the Olympics, which is still only for amateurs.

Which of the following will most weaken the above conclusion?

The function of a food technologist in a large marketing chain of food stores is to ensure that all foodstuff which is offered for sale in various retail outlets meets certain standard criteria of nonperishability, freshness and fitness for human consumption.

It is the technologist’s job to visit the premises of suppliers and food producers (factory or farm), inspect their facilities and prepare a report thereon. His responsibility also includes receiving new products from local and foreign suppliers and performing exhaustive quality control testing on them. Finally, he should carry out surprise spotchecks on goods held in the marketing chain’s own warehouses and stores.

What conclusion can best be drawn from the preceding paragraph?

Which of the following criticism would most weaken the comparison between journalists and bank employees?

The first sentence makes a point using which of the following techniques?

The value of a close examination of the circumstances of an aircraft accident lies not only in fixing blame but in learning lessons.

The above statement fits most logically into which of the following types of passages?

Consumer are not as easily manipulated as they are often painted. They may know what they want, and what they want may be greatly different from what other people believe they need.

Which of the following statements, if true, most weakens the above argument?