June 2007 PrepTest, Section 2, Question 16
By Brandon Beaver | Published October 29, 2024
Type: Agree / Disagree
Difficulty:
Explanations
Okay, so some researcher got a result of 61%. Taylor thinks that’s so precise of a number that it must be suspect (“like all such mathematically precise claims”). Sandra says, “actually, science can obtain those extremely precise results, even though that degree of precision is unobtainable in many other areas.” Thus, their disagreement is whether a precise result inherently makes the research suspect.
A
Both would agree with this. Taylor says 61% is suspect, not impossible.
B
Sandra doesn’t speak to the possibility of precision for this specific study, just scientific disciplines generally.
C
Sandra doesn’t state her opinion on this.
D
Yup, perfect. Taylor says “all such mathematically precise claims” are suspect. Sandra says that many scientific disciplines can obtain those precise results.
E
Neither person says claims by scientists are “false”—Taylor just thinks that their claims are suspect.
Passage
Taylor: Researchers at a local university claim that 61 per
Question 16
The statements above provide the most support for holding th