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Logic-Based Reading Comprehension Answers 1.
(C). The given information “most strongly supports” one of the conclusions
in the choices. When drawing a conclusion on the GRE, don’t stray far from
the passage. The guidelines call for including vegetables (not fruits) in every
meal. The school board has replaced fried potatoes with fruit. While this does
sound like a nutritional improvement, all you can infer for certain is that the
guidelines are not being met.
(A) The passage states nothing about the relative health value of fruits and
vegetables.
(B) The passage provides no information about how likely students are to eat
any kind of food. Avoid bringing in outside knowledge or suppositions when
drawing a conclusion from given information.
(C) CORRECT. This choice spells out the only inference you can legally
make: the board is not following the guidelines.
(D) There is no information in the passage about whether the board is
responsible for the health of the students.
(E) This opinion may seem reasonable, but it is not at all proven by the
passage, which simply presents facts. In general, avoid making value
judgments when drawing a conclusion when given only factual information.
The premises would have to contain opinions as well.
2.
(C). The correct answer is an assumption that the author believes to be true
in drawing the conclusion, which is “public officials shouldn’t buy lottery
tickets” (as indicated by “therefore”). The argument claims that “buying
lottery tickets is a form of gambling” and “therefore” a certain group
shouldn’t do so. The author must believe that this group, the public officials,
should not gamble.
(A) People who play the lottery are not likely to win, it’s true. This is a reason
why people in general should not buy lottery tickets. However, the correct
answer needs to address why “public officials” specifically “shouldn’t buy
lottery tickets.”
(B) It’s irrelevant whether some public officials are guilty of more serious
offenses than gambling.