Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT102 S2 Q2 Explanation

No one wants this job as much as

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

No one wants this job as much as Joshua does, but he is not applying for it. It follows that there will not be any applicants, salary that is being offered.

What this question is testing

Parallel Flaw

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.

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The question
2.

The flawed reasoning in the argument above most closely parallels that in which one

Answer choices

  1. Trap5% picked this

    Beth knows better than anyone else how to spot errors in a computer program, yet even she has not found any in this program

  2. Trap1% picked this

    If anyone can decipher this inscription, it is Professor Alvarez, but she is so involved with her new research that it will be impossible

  3. Correct89% picked this

    Although he has the strongest motive of anyone for buying Anna’s plot of land, Manfred is not pursuing the matter. Therefore, regardless of how

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap3% picked this

    The person initially most interested in obtaining the contract was Mr. Moore, but he of all people suddenly withdrew his bid. This means that,

  5. Trap1% picked this

    Three times Paul would have liked to take advantage of a special vacation package for himself and his family, but each time he was

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