UCAT: Verbal Reasoning

[cocodreams]

I was very confused between B and D. I don't understand how it can be B because my reasoning is that the passage doesn't explicitly state that labour laws don't exist and nor can we assume that, so I went with D (which doesn't make a lot of sense either)

 

[whys]

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I was very confused between B and D. I don't understand how it can be B because my reasoning is that the passage doesn't explicitly state that labour laws don't exist and nor can we assume that, so I went with D (which doesn't make a lot of sense either)

The passage states that 'many of the less fortunate countries have no laws in place to protect children from being exploited', which means that these countries do not have labour laws, which is why manufacturers outsource to other countries.

 

[N182]

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I was very confused between B and D. I don't understand how it can be B because my reasoning is that the passage doesn't explicitly state that labour laws don't exist and nor can we assume that, so I went with D (which doesn't make a lot of sense either)

In the middle of the second paragraph "Many of the less fortunate countries have no laws in place to protect children from being exploited," B is pretty much a reworded version of this.

 

[cocodreams]

The passage states that 'many of the less fortunate countries have no laws in place to protect children from being exploited', which means that these countries do not have labour laws, which is why manufacturers outsource to other countries.

Oh oops I missed that even though I read it so many times Thank you!

 

[someday]

Hey guys, I wanted to ask for some opinions on this question - the reason why i chose "false" was because the passage states that Aristotle believes that abortions should only take place in a certain time period (early pregnancy). Doesn't this mean that he is saying it's okay to have abortions as long as it is within this time frame and thus we can infer that he doesn't see it as a sin?

 

[whys]

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Hey guys, I wanted to ask for some opinions on this question - the reason why i chose "false" was because the passage states that Aristotle believes that abortions should only take place in a certain time period (early pregnancy). Doesn't this mean that he is saying it's okay to have abortions as long as it is within this time frame and thus we can infer that he doesn't see it as a sin?

Not really. For example, he may not believe that abortions are good, but this doesn't necessarily mean he thinks it's a sin. He may think that some people at certain times should have an abortion, but believe it is a sin. I don't know if I'm making sense though haha. E.g. I could think only mice should be tested on but could still believe animal testing is a sin.

 

[someday]

Not really. For example, he may not believe that abortions are good, but this doesn't necessarily mean he thinks it's a sin. He may think that some people at certain times should have an abortion, but believe it is a sin. I don't know if I'm making sense though haha. E.g. I could think only mice should be tested on but could still believe animal testing is a sin.

rightright okay i think I'm getting you - thanks for the example!

 

[rainfall]

I don't need any help with this question but can we just appreciate how the explanation calls answer option A plausible

 

[whys]

Need a bit of help:

So with this, if the universe is eternal then there is no initial cause (first line of last para), which opposes Aristotle's theory, so why isn't this false?

 

[someday]

Need a bit of help:
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So with this, if the universe is eternal then there is no initial cause (first line of last para), which opposes Aristotle's theory, so why isn't this false?

I'm not entirely sure but i think it might come down to the fact that the first line of last para says that the "universe might be eternal", rather than that the universe is eternal. It's only in the case that the universe is eternal that an initial cause is not required, but we can't say for certain that the universe is in fact eternal. hope this somewhat helps
My question earlier today was about aristotle as well lmao - aristotle always giving us difficulties

 

[whys]

I'm not entirely sure but i think it might come down to the fact that the first line of last para says that the "universe might be eternal", rather than that the universe is eternal. It's only in the case that the universe is eternal that an initial cause is not required, but we can't say for certain that the universe is in fact eternal. hope this somewhat helps
My question earlier today was about aristotle as well lmao - aristotle always giving us difficulties

Thank you! and yeah - can he not

 

[N182]

If something says 'probable,' doesn't it mean it mostly causes. but not always? So shouldn't this be false?

 

[whys]

If something says 'probable,' doesn't it mean it mostly causes. but not always? So shouldn't this be false?

I would interpret 'probable' to mean maybe, so maybe alcoholism causes pancreatic cancer but there is not enough evidence to be certain about that. Clearly, the answer explanation hasn't interpreted it to be my way though. It isn't false because we don't know if drinking alcohol has the potential to cause pancreatic cancer in the entire human population, or certain subsets (e.g. males, females, young age bracket, older age bracket). The passage also hasn't said anything about if drinking alcohol always causes pancreatic cancer, if you need to reach a certain threshold of BAC over a specific period of time, etc. so the answer would also be can't tell because of that.

 

[sunnyrain]

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[whys]

Hello everyone. Hope your preparation is going well.
For this question, the passage says 'critiquing' rather than 'criticising' where I interpreted critiquing to mean having either positive or negative connotations and 'criticising' to have negative connotations. This is why I picked can't tell rather than true because we don't know whether the 'criticisms' increased, but we only know that the 'critiquing' increased.
What are your thoughts on this?

You’re probably overthinking too much. ‘Critique’ and ‘criticise’ have almost the same denotations in relation to the analysis of art forms (paintings, music, etc).

 

[N182]

Can someone explain this?

 

[whys]

Can someone explain this?

Majority =/= largest.
For example, lets say I collect results from a survey about which animals different people like:
12% fish
20% cats
3% turtles
39% dogs
26% birds
Here, I would say the largest group of people are those who like dogs, as 39% of people like dogs. However, I cannot say that the majority of people like dogs, because 39% is less than 50%.

 

[N182]

Majority =/= largest.
For example, lets say I collect results from a survey about which animals different people like:
12% fish
20% cats
3% turtles
39% dogs
26% birds
Here, I would say the largest group of people are those who like dogs, as 39% of people like dogs. However, I cannot say that the majority of people like dogs, because 39% is less than 50%.

Makes sense Thanks!

 

[Sokka]

For anyone who has done the UCAT last year, how similar were the length of the passages compared to the official mock materials?

 

[N182]

How are we meant to tackle these questions where all the answers options seem correct?