A.Most consumers would prefer ibuprofen to both aspirin and acetaminophen.
B.Aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen all relieve headache pain and muscular aches, but aspirin and ibuprofen can also cause stomach irritation.
C.Before 1984 ibuprofen was available only as a prescription medicine.
D.The companies that manufacture and sell aspirin and acetaminophen would not also manufacture and sell ibupro-fen.
E.The introduction of ibuprofen would not increase total sales of nonprescription pain relievers.
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nt of Homo erectus, an early human species. This discovery demonstrates that humans were making controlled use of fire to cook meat at a very early stage of their development. The argument above makes which of the following assumptions?
A.Every human species since Homo erectus has made controlled use of fire.
B.Homo erectus could not have eaten antelope meat unless the meat had been cooked.
C.Early human settlements can be identified by the presence of charred antelope bones.
D.The diet of Homo erectus consisted in large part of antelope meat.
E.The antelope bones were charred in a fire controlled by humans.
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student loan funds. Another 350,000 collegians flocked to Floridas sun-drenched beaches during March for "spring break. " Since the Florida sun-seekers were more numerous, they were more representative of today s students than those who protested in Washington, and therefore Congress need not heed the appeals of the protesting students. The argument above makes which of the following assumptions?
A.The students who vacationed in Florida did not oppose the cutting of student loan funds by Congress.
B.The students who vacationed in Florida were not in agreement with the opinion of the majority of United States citizens about the proposed cut in loan funds.
C.The students who protested in Washington were more seriously concerned about their education than were the students who vacationed in Florida.
D.The students who neither protested in Washington in March nor vacationed in Florida in March are indifferent to governmental policies on education.
E.The best way to influence congressional opinion about a political issue is to communicate with one"s elected representative in Washington.
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cent of the governments total budget for research funds in the United States. Thus, the particularly sharp reductions imposed on such programs this year seem dictated not by financial constraints but by social philosophy. Which of the following is an assumption on which the conclusion of the passage above is based?
A.The government funds allocated for research in the social and behavioral sciences are not sufficient for the work that needs to be done.
B.The social and behavioral sciences are as valuable as the physical and biological sciences.
C.The current reductions will stop research in the social and behavioral sciences.
D.Government funding is the primary source of research money in the United States.
E.Three percent is an insignificant portion of the government"s total budget for research funds.
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d an all-time low in the early 1970s. The decline was attributed by scientists to the widespread use of the pesticide DDT in rural areas. Which of the following, if true, gives the strongest support to the scientists claim?
A.DDT was not generally in use in areas devoted to heavy industry.
B.In the time since the use of DDT was banned in 1972, the population of peregrine falcons has been steadily increasing.
C.Peregrine falcons, like other birds of prey, abandon eggs that have fallen out of the nest, even if the eggs remain intact.
D.Starlings, house sparrows, and blue jays-birds the peregrine falcon preys on were not adversely affected by DDT in their habitats.
E.Other birds of prey, such as the osprey, the bald eagle, and the brown pelican, are found in the same areas as is the peregrine falcon.
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re must be useful, cabinetmakers must exercise their craft with an eye to the practical utility of their product. For this reason, cabinetmaking is not art. Which of the following is an assumption that supports drawing the conclusion above from the reason given for that conclusion?
A.Some furniture is made to be placed in museums, where it will not be used by anyone.
B.Some cabinetmakers are more concerned than others with the practical utility of the products they produce.
C.Cabinetmakers should be more concerned with the practical utility of their products than they currently are.
D.An object is not an art object if its maker pays attention to the object"s practical utility.
E.Artists are not concerned with the monetary value of their products.
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rly people who suffer from diseases that afflict the elderly. Premiums for the policy must be low enough to attract customers. Therefore, Company X is concerned that the income from the policies would not be sufficient to pay for the claims that would be made. Which of the following strategies would be most likely to minimize Company X s losses on the policies?
A.Attracting middle-aged customers unlikely to submit claims for benefits for many years.
B.Insuring only those individuals who did not suffer any serious diseases as children.
C.Including a greater number of services in the policy than are included in other policies of lower cost.
D.Insuring only those individuals who were rejected by other companies for similar policies.
E.Insuring only those individuals who are wealthy enough to pay for the medical services.
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re quite new to classical music and were drawn to it either by classical scores from television commercials or by theme tunes introducing major sports events on television. Audiences at classical concerts, however, are continually shrinking in Malsenia. It can be concluded from this that the new Malsenian Converts to classical music, having initially experienced this music as recorded music, are most comfortable with classical music as recorded music and really have no desire to hear live performances. The argument assumes which one of the following?
A.To sell well in Malsenia, a classical record must include at least one piece familiar from television.
B.At least some of the new Malsenian buyers of classical records have available to them the coupon of attending classical concerts.
C.The number of classical concerts performed in Malsenia has not decreased in response to smaller audiences.
D.The classical records available in Malsenia are for the most part not recordings of actual public concerts.
E.Classical concerts in Malsenia are not limited to music that is really available on recordings.
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perienced researchers failed to get the same results as those reported. The conclusion drawn from this by the scientists who conducted the replication experiments was that the originally reported results had been due to faulty measurements. The argument of the scientists who conducted the replication experiments assumes that
A.the original experiments had not been described in sufficient detail to make an exact replication possible.
B.the fact that the originally reported results aroused controversy made it highly likely that they were in error.
C.the theoretical principles called into question by the originally reported results were themselves based on weak evidence.
D.the replication experiments were not so likely as the original experiments to be marred by faulty measurements.
E.the researchers who originally reported the controversial results had themselves observed those results only once.
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s their wages. As Bells president is well aware, however, in order to increase the workers wages, Bell would have to sell off some of its subsidiaries. So, some of Bells subsidiaries will be sold.The conclusion above is properly drawn if which one of the following is assumed?
A.Bell Manufacturing will begin to suffer increased losses.
B.Bell"s management will refuse to increase its workers" wages.
C.The workers at Bell Manufacturing will not be going on strike.
D.Bell"s president has the authority to offer the workers their desired wage increase.
E.Bell" s workers will not accept a package of improved benefits in place of their desired wage increase.
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iversides bridges would reduce the total number of miles traveled by automobiles. Nevertheless, overall pollution levels would not decrease because there would be long lines at the toll booths, and automobiles expel more exhaust per minute while idling than in any other driving situation. The argument above depends on which of the following assumptions?
A.Any reduction in automobile exhaust resulting from a reduction in the miles traveled by cars would be matched or surpassed by the additional exhaust resulting from toll lines.
B.Cars in Riverside spend more time, on average, idling than they do in other driving situations.
C.Increasing automobile exhaust at the bridges will not significantly affect air pollution because few drivers use the bridges in Riverside frequently.
D.Reducing automobile exhaust is not the most effective way of reducing air pollution.
E.The inconvenience of idling in the long toll lines at Riverside" s bridges will cause most drivers to change their driving routes, not the amount of driving that they do.
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