In a survey of first-year students at College Y, three-quarters reported that they had never cheated during high school. However, the survey may exaggerate the percentage of first-year students at College Y who did not cheat in high school because ________.

Which of the following best completes the passage above?

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some students who do not attend College Y likely cheated in high school.

some students who cheated in high school may not cheat in college.

some students who admitted to cheating once may have done so multiple times.

at College Z, one-third of the first-year students confessed to having cheated in high school.

some first-year students who cheated in high school might have reported on the survey that they did not.

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The survey indicates that three-quarters of first-year students at College Y claim they never cheated in high school. However, this claim may not accurately reflect the true behavior of all students. The key point is that some students who actually cheated might have falsely reported that they did not cheat in the…

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What this question tests

What it tests

Whether you can complete the last sentence of an argument in a way that is logically consistent with it.

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Choosing an option that sounds plausible but contradicts the argument or introduces new information.