Editorial: Supporters of the proposed

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Stimulus

Editorial: Supporters of the proposed law that would require bicyclists to wear helmets are seriously misguided. The number of pedestrians who die yearly as a result of accidents involving automobiles is five times the number of deaths resulting from bicycle accidents, and drunken driving exacts a much higher toll a ban on alcohol or walking down the street.

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

22.

Which one of the following exhibits a pattern of flawed reasoning most similar to that in

Answer choices

Trap3% picked this
It is silly to recommend that test pilots give up cigarette smoking. Their risk of death from other causes is so high that it
3%
Correct87% picked this
It is foolish to require lab workers to wear safety goggles when working with acids and other dangerous liquids. No one suggests that people
Why this is right
Answer B is correct.
Skill tested: Parallel Flaw · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
87%
Trap5% picked this
The proposal to introduce foreign language study to students in their first years of school is misguided. Young students should master their own language
5%
Trap2% picked this
The recommendation that this company replace the radio communication system in our fleet of trucks with an entirely new system is unwise. Most of
2%
Trap2% picked this
The mayor's directive that all city employees be tested for Lyme disease is inefficient. Not one case of the disease has been reported among
2%

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