Exercise: Statement & Conclusion
Questions for: Analyzing Arguments
Which of the following best expresses the main point of the passage?
A:
Only veterans care about the flag-burning issue.
B:
Flag burning almost never happens, so outlawing it is a waste of time.
C:
Flag burning will be a very important issue in the next election.
D:
To outlaw flag burning is to outlaw what the flag represents.
Answer: D
The speaker maintains that to burn a flag is an act of freedom of speech, which is among the things the flag represents.
Which of the following, if true, would weaken the speaker's argument?
A:
An action is not considered a part of freedom of speech.
B:
People who burn the flag usually commit other crimes as well.
C:
The flag was not recognized by the government until 1812.
D:
State flags are almost never burned
Answer: A
If an action is not included under freedom of speech, the speaker's main argument is incorrect.
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Which of the following is similar to the argument made by the speaker?
A:
The rich should not be allowed to "buy" politicians, so the Congress should enact campaign finance reform.
B:
The idea of freedom of religion also means the right not to participate in religion, so mandated school prayer violates freedom of religion.
C:
The Constitution guarantees freedom to own property, so taxes should be illegal.
D:
Convicted felons should not have their convictions overturned on a technicality.
Answer: B
This is the best choice because it relates to a situation where a proposed law would actually violate the part of the Constitution it is intended to protect.
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Originating in the 1920s, the Pyramid scheme is one of the oldest con games going. Honest people are often pulled in, thinking the scheme is a legitimate investment enterprise. The first customer to "fall for" the Pyramid scheme will actually make big money and will therefore persuade friends and relatives to join also. The chain then continues with the con artist who originated the scheme pocketing, rather than investing, the money. Finally, the pyramid collapses, but by that time, the scam artist will usually have moved out of town, leaving no forwarding address.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
This paragraph best supports the statement that
A:
it is fairly easy to spot a Pyramid scheme in the making.
B:
he first customer of a Pyramid scheme is the most gullible.
C:
the people who set up Pyramid schemes are able to fool honest people.
D:
the Pyramid scheme had its heyday in the 1920s, but it's making a comeback.
Answer: C
The fact that the Pyramid scheme is set up by a con artist suggests that the honest people who invest have been fooled. Choices a and b are contradicted in the passage. The paragraph says that the Pyramid scheme originated in the 1920s, but does not say it had its heyday then; thus, choice d is incorrect. Choice e is a fact, but it is not mentioned in the passage.
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Close-up images of Mars by the Mariner 9 probe indicated networks of valleys that looked like the stream beds on Earth. These images also implied that Mars once had an atmosphere that was thick enough to trap the sun's heat. If this were true, something happened to Mars billions of years ago that stripped away the planet's atmosphere.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
This paragraph best supports the statement that
A:
Mars now has little or no atmosphere.
B:
Mars once had a thicker atmosphere than Earth does.
C:
the Mariner 9 probe took the first pictures of Mars.
D:
Mars is closer to the sun than Earth is.
Answer: A
The paragraph states that Mars once had a thick atmosphere, but that it was stripped away. The other choices, true or not, cannot be found in the passage.
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