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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">The town of Greenville witnessed a decline in butterfly population after rangers planted a new varieties of flowers in its public parks. Bee and songbird populations also experienced a drop. The town parks manager, however, maintains that the decline in wildlife has nothing to do with the new flower varieties.p>
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<p>Despite the fact that they are selling their microprocessors at a deficit, Computers North America will further lower their retail prices next month. The company expects the price drop to increase sales by twenty percent. Because the revenue from those additional sales will more than compensate for the revenues lost from the price drop, the company thinks that their microprocessors will turn a profit as soon as next year.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, provides the most support for Computers North America’s expectation of making a profit after further lowering the price of their microprocessors?p>
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<p>Vast areas of suburban sprawl, sustained and expanded when urban housing is too expensive, damage the environment. Analysts therefore urge real estate developers to construct denser, taller urban housing to increase its supply and lower its cost.p>
<p>To receive building permits in most major cities, real estate developers must show that the buildings they construct do not obstruct or transform existing city skylines.p>
<p>The statements above, if true, best support which of the following conclusions?p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">Metamorphosis, a period within the lifecycles of certain species of animal, a process in which changes in the organism and its behavior coincide allowing the immature animal that has survived its environment to reach a stage of reproductive maturity.p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">The DNA of two 7,700-year-old women found in a Russian cave have been shown to be closely related to the DNA of some modern, indigenous East Asian populations and therefore are a sign that farming in this region developed gradually, rather than through an influx of foreigners.p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">Since implementing wiser technology management and a range of active learning projects, like challenging groups of students to research and discuss potential solutions to a relevant problem, the new high school has not only garnered a significant amount of interest from students in other schools but also spurred them to include these methods in their own classroom policies.p>
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<p>Proposed new health regulations for Partridge County public schools would require that students not be allowed to purchase soft drinks on school grounds. In consequence, the schools would have to remove approximately 25 of the 34 soft drink machines from the 6 schools in the district. The schools’ budgets depend in part on the revenue generated by the placement of these machines, most of which are located in areas students can access. Therefore, the proposed health regulations, if enacted, will reduce the revenue available for the schools’ budgets.p>
<p>The argument relies on which of the following assumptions?p>
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<p>The man-made stone projection discovered at the center of a Neanderthal settlement exhibits every quality of a device capable of indicating the time of day with the shadows cast depending on position of the sun—perhaps the earliest sundial ever discovered. Thus, researchers at the site theorize that sundials were developed and used centuries earlier than expected.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the hypothesis?p>
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<p>Since the implementation of the president’s higher education subsidization policy at the beginning of this decade, the number of individuals entering the workforce with nothing but a high school diploma has decreased 5 percent. During that period, there has been a comparable increase in the number of individuals enrolled in four-year college programs. Clearly, the president’s policy has convinced and allowed many individuals to pursue higher education after earning their high school diplomas.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, casts the most serious doubt on the conclusion drawn above?p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">The Earth is composed of many layers, and if the iron in its core is moved the Earth’s magnetic field is changed, sometimes more significantly before scientists can predict.p>
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<p>Individuals who heavily use social media tend to score more poorly on tests administered by psychologists to measure happiness than those who do not. It has been found that experiencing “status envy,” a state afflicting those who see themselves as being worse off than others—especially common among those who make use of social media—depletes the brain of chemicals responsible for feelings of joy and contentment. Obviously, there is a causal relationship: Extensive use of social media must be making people unhappy.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the force of the evidence given as support for the hypothesis that social media promotes unhappiness?p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">Although all new companies attempt various forms of alternative dispute resolution, a company’s emphasis on compromise and nondisclosure are the clearest predictor of whether a dispute will eventually end up in court.p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">It is often mistaken for a continent, but icy Greenland is actually the largest island in the world, which belongs geologically to North America’s tectonic plate.p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">In a particular experiment on shopper behavior, two aisles in a retail store were painted differently. One aisle was painted with bright, cheerful colors whereas the other was painted in uniform black and gray. Over a three month period, it was noticed that sales from the aisle painted in bright and cheerful colors were nearly twice those from the aisle painted in black and gray. This study shows that the use of color has a significant impact on shoppers' purchasing behavior.p>
<p zoompage-fontsize="16">Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn in the experiment above?p>
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<p zoompage-fontsize="16">The unemployment rate of Lorena has remained high ever since an economic crash ten years ago. However, over this same period the country has experienced an exponential growth in its technology industry, leading to more jobs. Such digital revolutions usually obviate many other less efficient jobs, which can contribute to unemployment. However, Lorena's non-technological industries have shown no sign of diminishment.p>
<p zoompage-fontsize="16">Which of the following, if true, best reconciles the discrepancy between the steady unemployment rate and the increase in jobs in Lorena?p>
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<p>While it is true that effects of disease have been overlooked, the ancient kingdom of People X began to collapse because of the violence, not the new diseases brought by explorers. This much is evident from the fact that the kingdom first fell in the south, in the region under attack by explorers, and only later in the northern part of the kingdom.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the argument above?p>
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<p>If the city goes on polluting the air at present rates, air quality and visibility over the city will begin to suffer, rainwater may be polluted, and the city will contribute to the global problem of greenhouse emissions. Taxing every polluting commercial establishment per volume of polluted air or per particulate volume of greenhouse emissions will induce businesses to reduce the amount of pollution they emit; this charge will therefore protect the city's air.p>
<p>Which of the following is an assumption made in drawing the conclusion above?p>
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<p>Which of the following most logically completes the argument?p>
<p>A particular computer virus frequently infects personal computers through an email message. Even though virus-scanning software installed on a computer is designed to identify and alarm the user of a virus infection on that computer shortly after it occurs, this particular virus is rarely observed by virus-scanning software. This fact, however, does not mean that the computer's security systems have blocked installation of the virus, because _______________.p>
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<p>The percentage of global tourists who visit Glastock has increased by five percentage points over the past three years. Since tourism contributes an estimated 7% of Glastock's gross domestic product, this increase is likely to have a positive impact on the economy of Glastock.p>
<p>Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument given?p>
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<p>A number of college students were recruited by the psychology department to participate in a paid, unspecified experiment, which turned out to be a menial, monotonous counting exercise. Unbeknownst to the students, half of the participants were paid a meager rate for their participation, while half received a generous rate. After the counting exercise was complete, each student was asked questions on his or her perception of the counting exercise. Surprisingly, the participants who had been paid less reported higher levels of enjoyment in completing the exercise than the higher-paid participants did.p>
<p>Which of the following hypotheses, if true, best accounts for the findings of the experiment?p>
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