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� Logical Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION I � Analytical Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION II � Logical Reasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION III � Reading Comprehension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SECTION IV � Writing Sample Materials
1 1 1 –2– 1. Sometimes it is advisable for a medical patient to seek a second opinion. But this process can be awkward for both the patient and the physicians, since the patient often worries that the first physician will be alienated. In addition, for the first physician there is the issue of pride: a second opinion tacitly highlights a physician’s fallibility. And the second physician is in the position of evaluating not only a patient’s health, but also, inevitably and uncomfortably, a colleague’s work. Which one of the following most accurately states the conclusion of the argument as a whole? (A) Because of the awkwardness involved, it is best for patients not to seek second opinions unless it is absolutely necessary. (B) In cases in which second opinions are necessary, the first physician often feels that his or her professional judgment is called into question. (C) The process of obtaining a second medical opinion can be awkward for those involved. (D) Physicians who are called upon to offer second opinions are always uncomfortable about evaluating the work of colleagues. (E) In many cases in which medical patients seek second opinions, they are concerned about offending the first physician. 2. There are 70 to 100 Florida panthers alive today. This represents a very large increase over their numbers in the 1970s, but their population must reach at least 250 if it is to be self-sustaining. Their current habitat is not large enough to support any more of these animals, however. If the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true? (A) Some part of the panthers’ current habitat is only of marginal quality. (B) If the population of Florida panthers ever exceeds 250, it will be self-sustaining. (C) Unless Florida panthers acquire a larger habitat, their population will not be self-sustaining. (D) The population of Florida panthers will never increase much beyond its current level. (E) Today, Florida panthers occupy a larger habitat than they did in the 1970s. 3. Political scientist: Efforts to create a more egalitarian society are often wrongly criticized on the grounds that total equality would necessarily force everyone into a common mold. Equality is presumed by such critics to require unacceptably bland uniformity. But this is not so. By promoting complementary human interests, a society can achieve a greater and more prosperous equality while enhancing rather than minimizing diversity. The political scientist’s argument proceeds by (A) undermining a view by showing that its general acceptance would lead to undesirable consequences (B) rebutting an objection by attacking the assumption on which it is said to be based (C) attacking a view by claiming that those who propose it are motivated only by self-interest (D) claiming that whatever is true of a group must be true of each of the members of the group (E) undermining an apparent counterexample to a universal claim GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. SECTION I Time—35 minutes 25 Questions Directions: The questions in this section are based on the reasoning contained in brief statements or passages. For some questions, more than one of the choices could conceivably answer the question. However, you are to choose the best answer; that is, the response that most accurately and completely answers the question. You should not make assumptions that are by commonsense standards implausible, superfluous, or incompatible with the passage. After you have chosen the best answer, blacken the corresponding space on your answer sheet.