Analyzing Arguments

Logical Reasoning

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Qn #1898

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It is wrong for doctor to lie about their patients illnesses? Aren’t doctors just like any other people we hire to do a job for us? Surely, we would not tolerate not being told the truth about the condition of our automobile from the mechanic we hired to fix it, or the condition of our roof from the carpenter we employed to repair it. Just as these workers would be guilty of violating their good faith contracts with us if they were to do this, doctors who lie to their patients about their illnesses violate these contracts as well, and this is clearly wrong.

The conclusion of the argument is best expressed by which of the following?

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Qn #1879

Cars are safer than planes. Fifty percent of plane accidents result in death, while only one percent of car accidents result in death. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above?

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Qn #521

A research team is studying the effects of three different fertilizers (X, Y, and Z) on the growth of a specific plant species. They have four experimental plots with different fertilizer combinations:

Plot 1: Fertilizer X only
Plot 2: Fertilizer Y only
Plot 3: Fertilizer X and Fertilizer Z only
Plot 4: Fertilizer Y and Fertilizer Z only

After a period of observation, they note the following:

Plants in plots with Fertilizer X showed significantly increased height compared to a control group (no fertilizer).
Plants in plots with Fertilizer Y showed a slightly increased leaf area compared to the control group.
Plants in Plot 3 (X and Z) showed no significant difference in height compared to the control group.
Plants in Plot 4 (Y and Z) showed significantly increased height compared to the control group.

Based on these observations, which of the following conclusions is best supported?

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Qn #504

Consider the following arguments

"In order to be a teacher one must graduate from college. All poets are poor. Some Mathematicians are poets. No college graduate is poor". Which one of the following is not a valid conclusion regarding the above

argument?

Note: In NIMCET 2025 Original Exam given line was missing.

"Which one of the following is not a valid conclusion regarding the above argument?"

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Qn #308

Young people are squandering time and money on western-style clothing. The passage best supports which statement?

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