ParadoxDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Students say they want a university president with experience, yet they voted for a specific candidate who has never been a president.
Reasoning: No reasoning (Fact Set).
Analysis: We are faced with a conflict between a general preference and a specific choice. While students value experience in the abstract, they have chosen an inexperienced individual as their top pick. To resolve this paradox, look for an answer that explains why this specific candidate is an outlier—perhaps they possess other extraordinary qualities that outweigh their lack of experience, or perhaps the experienced candidates were particularly unappealing.
Reasoning: No reasoning (Fact Set).
Analysis: We are faced with a conflict between a general preference and a specific choice. While students value experience in the abstract, they have chosen an inexperienced individual as their top pick. To resolve this paradox, look for an answer that explains why this specific candidate is an outlier—perhaps they possess other extraordinary qualities that outweigh their lack of experience, or perhaps the experienced candidates were particularly unappealing.
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Unlock Full Passage25.Which one of the following, if true, most helps to account for the apparent discrepancy in the students' preferences?
Correct Answer
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If most students didn’t know which listed candidates had ever served as a university president, then they couldn’t apply their general preference for experience when choosing a specific person. They might choose the most appealing or well-known candidate, who happens to lack presidential experience, while still preferring experience in the abstract.
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