The Limits of a Claim

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1. Question 1 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The rule applies only where consent is explicit.

   1. Without explicit consent, the rule does not apply.
   2. The rule applies regardless of consent.
   3. Explicit consent is necessary for the rule to apply.
   4. Explicit consent always guarantees application.
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   Without explicit consent, the rule does not apply.; Explicit consent is necessary for the rule to apply.

   Only where establishes necessity, not sufficiency.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. No more than three objections were upheld.

   1. At least three objections were upheld.
   2. The number upheld did not exceed three.
   3. At most three objections were upheld.
   4. Exactly three objections were upheld.
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   The number upheld did not exceed three.; At most three objections were upheld.

   The upper bound allows zero through three, without fixing the count.

3. Question 3 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The policy is not wholly ineffective.

   1. The policy has at least some effectiveness.
   2. The policy is ineffective in every respect.
   3. It is false that the policy has no effectiveness whatsoever.
   4. The policy is wholly effective.
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   The policy has at least some effectiveness.; It is false that the policy has no effectiveness whatsoever.

   Not wholly ineffective rejects total ineffectiveness without claiming complete success.

4. Question 4 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The trial found no evidence of harm.

   1. The trial proved harm is impossible.
   2. The trial established that harm occurs.
   3. The trial did not detect evidence indicating harm.
   4. Evidence of harm was absent from this trial's findings.
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   The trial did not detect evidence indicating harm.; Evidence of harm was absent from this trial's findings.

   Absence of detected evidence is not proof of impossibility.

5. Question 5 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. Some, but not all, participants improved.

   1. At least one participant improved and at least one did not.
   2. Improvement occurred for a proper subset of participants.
   3. Every participant improved.
   4. No participant improved.
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   At least one participant improved and at least one did not.; Improvement occurred for a proper subset of participants.

   Some but not all explicitly supplies both an inclusion and an exclusion.

6. Question 6 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The agreement is revocable under specified conditions.

   1. The agreement must be withdrawn immediately.
   2. The agreement is irrevocable in every circumstance.
   3. Withdrawal remains possible in the circumstances specified.
   4. The agreement may be withdrawn if the specified conditions obtain.
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   Withdrawal remains possible in the circumstances specified.; The agreement may be withdrawn if the specified conditions obtain.

   Revocable states a possibility subject to conditions, not a present obligation.

7. Question 7 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The finding is compatible with several explanations.

   1. More than one explanation fits the finding.
   2. The finding rules out every explanation.
   3. The finding does not uniquely select a single explanation.
   4. All explanations are equally probable.
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   More than one explanation fits the finding.; The finding does not uniquely select a single explanation.

   Compatibility with several alternatives does not establish equal probabilities.

8. Question 8 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The claim holds in all but exceptional cases.

   1. The claim generally holds, with exceptions.
   2. The claim holds without any exception.
   3. The claim holds only in exceptional cases.
   4. Exceptional cases fall outside the claim's stated general coverage.
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   The claim generally holds, with exceptions.; Exceptional cases fall outside the claim's stated general coverage.

   All but excludes the exceptional cases from a broad generalisation.

9. Question 9 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The restriction applies to originals as well as copies.

   1. Only originals are covered.
   2. Both originals and copies are covered by the restriction.
   3. Only copies are covered.
   4. The restriction is not confined to copies.
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   Both originals and copies are covered by the restriction.; The restriction is not confined to copies.

   As well as includes both categories, without asserting these are the only categories covered.

10. Question 10 · Multiple choice

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    Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. Approval is subject to verification.

    1. Verification guarantees approval whatever its outcome.
    2. Approval is conditional on verification.
    3. Approval cannot depend on verification.
    4. Verification is a condition of approval.
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    Approval is conditional on verification.; Verification is a condition of approval.

    Subject to states a condition rather than unconditional assurance.

11. Question 11 · Multiple choice

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    Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The estimate is accurate within a stated margin.

    1. The estimate is exact to unlimited precision.
    2. Small deviations inside the stated margin are compatible with the accuracy claim.
    3. Any deviation, however small, contradicts the claim.
    4. The claim of accuracy is bounded by the specified tolerance.
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    Small deviations inside the stated margin are compatible with the accuracy claim.; The claim of accuracy is bounded by the specified tolerance.

    A margin permits bounded error rather than absolute exactness.

12. Question 12 · Multiple choice

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    Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. Nothing in the report excludes a later revision.

    1. The report forbids every later revision.
    2. A later revision remains compatible with the report.
    3. The report promises a later revision.
    4. The report does not rule out revising the conclusion later.
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    A later revision remains compatible with the report.; The report does not rule out revising the conclusion later.

    Not excluding a revision leaves it possible without requiring or promising it.

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