Information and IdeasHardInference from a pattern of complaints
Information and Ideas practice question
A council's log shows that complaints about the town clock being wrong come in clusters: none for weeks, then a dozen in three days, then none again. The clock is wound by hand every Monday. This suggests that ____
Which choice most logically completes the text?
- A. the clock runs down and shows the wrong time when a Monday winding is missed.Correct
- B. residents only notice the clock in winter.
- C. the clock is never wrong.
- D. the complaints are all from one person.
Answer: A. the clock runs down and shows the wrong time when a Monday winding is missed.
Clusters of complaints against a weekly winding: a missed winding stops the clock.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. residents only notice the clock in winter.
- Nothing about seasons.
- C. the clock is never wrong.
- A dozen complaints in three days suggests it was wrong.
- D. the complaints are all from one person.
- A dozen in three days suggests many observers.
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