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A new analysis of ruins on the northernmost tip of Newfoundland reveals that the Viking settlement there is almost 600 years as old as the supposedly first North American colony.
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The townspeople complained that the implementation of the new voting system was designed more to reveal the political affiliation of each voter than for ensuring that the candidates did not cheat.
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Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
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It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following would most probably be a point of contention between the critics mentioned in the first paragraph and the author of the passage?
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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According to the passage, which of the following is true of rent control units?
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According to the passage, which of the following is a key difference between inflation in the CPI index and inflation in the OER index?
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A recent study found that if children socialize and were reading challenging material, they will be more likely to read on their own and gain proficiency quicker than will children who read material that is overly simplistic.
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Although Mona monkeys have been protected by ordinances that ban the hunting of species native to the island for almost 50 years, its shank is still considered a delicacyby those living in Grenada.
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Lead water main pipes deliver water to homes and businesses all over the city of Redmond. Because of health concerns related to lead, specially trained workers are required to repair the water main pipes, and without repairs, the water main pipes would eventually cease to deliver water effectively. Therefore, taxpayers in the city of Redmond must continue to provide funds to train workers to repair lead-containing materials safely.Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above?
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A municipal employment training center plans to offer tax deductions for local workers who take classes that retrain workers in high-tech job skills. Although employing these workers in local jobs that require high-tech skills will generate tax profits that exceed the cost of the tax deductions, this practice is unwise. Local community colleges could offer classes to train students in high-tech job skills without offering these students tax deductions.Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the training center's policy of offering tax deductions for local workers?
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Since the inception of Project Safe Neighborhoods five years ago, which seeks to reduce armed robberies by convincing people to sell their guns to the municipal government, the number of armed robberies has decreased by ten percent nationwide. Simultaneously, there has been a decrease in the number of reports in which convicted criminals are found to be in possession of guns. It is clear that Project Safe Neighborhoods has convinced many individuals not to own guns and thus not to commit armed robberies.Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion drawn above?
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Most of AmTrans' weekly trains travel to and from Harcourt Terminal, a heavily trafficked train station. AmTrans depends for its success on running trains in all types of weather and punctual arrivals, and is consequently planning to replace half of its current trains with bullet trains, which can operate regardless of weather conditions and which can travel at twice the speed of AmTrans' current trains.Which of the following, if true, could present the most serious disadvantage for AmTrans in replacing its current trains with bullet trains?
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Each year, company X signs a contract with shipping firm Y, stating that shipping firm Y will do all the company's international shipping. Shipping firm Y has a policy called "natural increases," which raises the price for the service that it provides to company X each year by an inflation-commensurate percentage of the previous year's shipping rates. This new price then becomes the baseline for the next year's increases; this policy is intended to let shipping firm Y make profits that keep pace with inflation.Which of the following statements, if true, is the best basis for a criticism of "natural increases" as an economically sound practice for company X as it exists as part of the international shipping contract?
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International Policy Adviser: People over the age of 65 are underrepresented in the government of Country X. Because the government sets the country's policy priorities and passes new laws, the underrepresentation of people over the age of 65 results in a significant lack of consideration for issues important to this age group, such as pensions, age-related welfare, and employment discrimination; only an increase in the number of government officials will solve the problem.which of the following best describes an assumption implicit to the international policy adviser's argument?
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Before lead poisoning starts to cause serious damage, it can be detected through a screening test. Every test sometimes produces false positives, indicating that the people tested have lead poisoning, when, in fact, they do not; a false negative indicates that people do not have lead poisoning when, in fact, they do. To detect lead poisoning most accurately, medical workers should use the screening test which has the lowest proportion of false negative results.Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the above recommendation?
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The number of students who play for Town X's high school sports teams is greater than the number of students who play for Town Y's high school sports teams. Because of their greater participation in school athletics, the high school student population of Town X is more physically fit than that of Town Y.Each of the following, if true, weakens the conclusion above EXCEPT:
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The automobile industry in Country A argues that, because foreign automakers underpay workers and get nationally subsidized materials, they can offer artificially low prices. Thus, the industry argues, the current 8 percent tariff on imported products should be increased for automobiles. However, other industries in Country A remain healthy despite competition with imported products without exceptional tariffs. This fact indicates an increased automobile tariff is unnecessary.Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the argument of Country A's automobile industry against the challenge made above?
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Of the 60 participants in a clinical trial, 30 participants were considered to be in the experimental group, and were administered a large dose of an experimental painkiller called nexaphedrinol, while the 30 remaining participants were considered to be in the control group, and were administered the same dose of a placebo. Afterward, participants in the experimental group exhibited fine motor skills that were more diminished than those of the control group. The observed detrimental effects on fine motor skills were attributed to a compound in nexaphedrinol called phedrine, which temporarily damages nerve endings.Which of the following, if true, would best support the conclusion that a certain compound in the painkiller was responsible for the observed results?
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It can be inferred from the passage that one situation in which the boomerang effect often occurs is when consumers
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