Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT106 S1 Q13 Explanation

The reasoning in the passage is

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Stimulus

People who say that Dooney County is flat are clearly wrong. On flat land, soil erosion by water is not a problem. Consequently, farmers whose land is flat do not build terraces to prevent erosion. in Dooney County are dotted with terraces.

What this question is testing

Parallel

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
13.

The reasoning in the passage is most similar to that in which one

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    If we paint the room white, it will get smudged, and we will have to paint it again soon. Therefore, we

  2. Trap9% picked this

    People with children need more space than those without children. Yet people with no children can

  3. Correct86% picked this

    People who get a lot of exercise have no trouble falling asleep; hence, people who get a lot of exercise do not use medication

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap2% picked this

    If I go grocery shopping when I am hungry, I buy snack foods and cannot resist eating them.

  5. Trap2% picked this

    People who have many friends tend to go out often, so they need cars. Therefore, if Joe wants to have many friends,

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