Section: Logical Reasoning

26) In 1975, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government has exclusive rights to any oil and gas resources on the Atlantic Outer Shelf beyond the three-mile limit.

Which one of the following must be true in order for this ruling to be logical?

The U.S. Supreme Court has met recently.
The Atlantic Outer Shelf may possibly contain oil and gas resources.
No oil and gas resources exist within the three-mile limit.
In 1977, the Court reversed this ruling.
Oil and gas on the Atlantic Shelf has not been explored for in the past three years.

Explanation

A ruling on resources must at least presume the possibility that such resources exist; otherwise it is absurd. All other choices are irrelevant to the ruling.

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