Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT102 S4 Q12 Explanation

The school principal insisted that

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

The school principal insisted that student failures are caused by bad teaching. In a relatively short time failing grades disappeared from the school. The principal happily recognized this had improved at the school.

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
12.

The flawed pattern of reasoning in the above is most similar to that in which one

Answer choices

  1. Trap10% picked this

    The nutritionist insisted that the weight gain that team members complained of was caused by overeating. In a brief time all the members stopped

  2. Trap4% picked this

    The manager insisted that the workers who filed complaints had too many different tasks. The manager simplified the jobs, and complaints stopped. The manager

  3. Trap2% picked this

    The nutritionist insisted that the weight gain that team members complained of was merely in their imagination. Members were given weight charts for the

  4. Correct76% picked this

    The manager insisted that the workers who filed complaints did not have enough to do. Soon there were no more complaints filed. The manager

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap7% picked this

    The nutritionist insisted that the weight gain that team members complained of was caused by their thinking of food too often. The nutritionist was

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