Must be FalseDiff: Hardest
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Cacti hate humidity and orange trees hate the cold. In most parts of this specific country, you can easily grow one or the other.
Reasoning: No reasoning (Fact Set).
Analysis: We are looking for a statement that is impossible given the rules. The premises establish that 'easy to grow cacti' implies 'not humid' and 'easy to grow oranges' implies 'not cold.' Since most of the country is 'easy' for at least one of these, most of the country must be either 'not humid' or 'not cold.' Therefore, any statement claiming that most of the country is both humid and cold would be a direct violation of the facts. Focus on identifying an answer that describes a climate that would make it 'difficult' for both plants in the majority of the country.
Reasoning: No reasoning (Fact Set).
Analysis: We are looking for a statement that is impossible given the rules. The premises establish that 'easy to grow cacti' implies 'not humid' and 'easy to grow oranges' implies 'not cold.' Since most of the country is 'easy' for at least one of these, most of the country must be either 'not humid' or 'not cold.' Therefore, any statement claiming that most of the country is both humid and cold would be a direct violation of the facts. Focus on identifying an answer that describes a climate that would make it 'difficult' for both plants in the majority of the country.
Passage Stimulus
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Unlock Full Passage25.If the statements above are true, which one of the following must be false?
Correct Answer
A
If half the country is both humid and cold, then in that half neither cacti nor oranges are easy. That caps the proportion of places where the “either cacti or oranges is easy” condition can hold at 50%, contradicting the stimulus’s claim that it holds in most (>50%) parts. Thus it must be false.
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