A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning

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  1. answer is a.


By describing in very positive terms the effects of public
deliberations,


the author suggests the opinion that such deliberations should be
public.



  1. answer is b.


The only correct choice is II. it is argued that hot weather causes
crime.
This is not mere confidence, and the statement does not say that we
can
control the weather.



  1. i) answer is b.


The last sentence says that developed or interdependent economies


acquiesces to the idea that government must control the
economy


to some extent. This leaves underdeveloped countries unspoken for


and raises the possibility they might not acquiesce to government


control.


ii) answer is b.


The paragraph states that government action may create
shortages
or surpluses.



  1. i) answer is d.


The author doesn't address the distinction between how much sleep
we


desire and how much our bodies require. Each of the other
distinctions


is addressed in the passage.


ii) answer is d.


the passage suggests that more sleep is undesirable, knowledge and


capabilities are connected wakefulness, and mindlessness is
connected

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