C some planetary bodies whose cores generate enough

(C) Some planetary bodies whose cores generate enough heat to cause volcanic
action do not have solid icy surfaces.
(D) Some of Jupiter’s moons are heavily pockmarked by meteorite craters.
(E) Some very cold planetary bodies have cores that generate enough heat to
cause volcanic action.
6. Patient: Pharmacists maintain that doctors should not be permitted to sell the
medicine that they prescribe because doctors would then be tempted to prescribe
unnecessary medicines in order to earn extra income. But pharmacists have a
financial interest in having a monopoly on the sale of prescription medicines, so
their objection to the sale of medicines by doctors cannot be taken seriously.
The patient’s argument proceeds by
(A) pointing out an unstated assumption on which the pharmacists’ argument
relies and then refuting it
(B) attempting to discredit a position by questioning the motives of the
proponents of that position
(C) undermining the pharmacists’ conclusion by demonstrating that one of the
statements used to support the conclusion is false
(D) rejecting a questionable position on the grounds that the general public does
not support that position
(E) asserting that pharmacists lack the appropriate knowledge to have informed
opinions on the subject under discussion
7. Murray: You claim Senator Brandon has accepted gifts from lobbyists. You are
wrong to make this criticism. That it is motivated by personal dislike is shown by
the fact that you deliberately avoid criticizing other politicians who have done
what you accuse Senator Brandon of doing.
Jane: You are right that I dislike Senator Brandon, but just because I have not
criticized the same failing in others doesn’t mean you can excuse the senator’s
offense.
If Murray and Jane are both sincere in what they say, then it can properly be
concluded that they agree that
(A) Senator Brandon has accepted gifts from lobbyists

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(B) it is wrong for politicians to accept gifts from lobbyists
(C) Jane’s criticism of Senator Brandon is motivated only by personal dislike
(D) Senator Brandon should be criticized for accepting gifts from lobbyists
(E) one or more politicians have accepted gifts from lobbyists
Questions 8-9
Oscar: Emerging information technologies will soon make speed of information
processing the single most important factor in the creation of individual, corporate,
and national wealth. Consequently, the division of the world into northern countries—
in general rich—and southern countries—in general poor—will soon be obsolete.
Instead, there simply will be fast countries and slow countries, and thus a country’s
economic well-being will not be a function of its geographical position but just a
matter of its relative success in incorporating those new technologies.