Logical Reasoning

PT10 · S4 · Q12 The foreign minister of Zeria

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The foreign minister of Zeria announced today that her country was severing diplomatic relations with Nandalo because of Nandalo’s flagrant violations of human rights.

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

12.

The argumentative structure of which one of the following most closely parallels that of the argument in the passage?

  1. Henry’s parents insist that he

    Trap

    7% picked this

  2. Professor Walsh says that only

    Trap

    3% picked this

  3. James claims that he stole

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    4% picked this

  4. Correct

    Armand declined Helen’s invitation to

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

    Skill tested: Parallel · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    82% picked this

  5. It is often asserted that

    Trap

    4% picked this

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