It is inaccurate to say that a

Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Conclusion Match3% picked this

   It is inaccurate to say that being in cold air can cause a person to catch a cold, since colds are caused by viruses,

   The original rejects a "cannot cause" claim by showing causation is possible. This answer does the opposite — it rejects a "can cause" claim by trying to show causation is not what is happening (colds are caused by viruses, not cold air). It also does not have the two-step chain. Same general topic shape (causation), but the conclusion flips direction.

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2. B

   Bad Conclusion Match1% picked this

   It is accurate to say that no airline flies from Halifax to Washington. No airline offers a direct flight, although some airlines have flights

   This answer defends an "it is accurate" claim — that no airline flies Halifax to Washington — by appealing to the absence of a direct flight. The original rejects an "it is inaccurate" wording in order to assert a possibility. The polarity is wrong. The two-step structure here also concerns connecting flights, not a chain of causation supporting an indirect possibility.

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3. C

   Bad Conclusion Match3% picked this

   It is correct to say that overfertilization is the primary cause of lawn disease, since fertilizer causes lawn grass to grow rapidly and rapidly

   This answer defends an "it is correct" claim about a primary cause using a two-step chain (fertilizer → rapid growth → disease). The chain is similar in shape, but the conclusion is the opposite polarity from the original. The original rejects an absolute "cannot cause" claim; this answer asserts something is the primary cause.

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4. D

   Correct92% picked this

   It is incorrect to say that inferior motor oil cannot cause a car to get poorer gasoline mileage, since inferior motor oil can cause

   Why this is right

   This is the structural twin. It rejects a "cannot cause" claim ("It is incorrect to say that inferior motor oil cannot cause a car to get poorer gasoline mileage") and supports the rejection with the same two-step causal chain: inferior oil can cause valve deterioration, and valve deterioration can lead to poorer mileage. Sugar → overweight → diabetes maps perfectly onto inferior oil → valve deterioration → poorer mileage. Same conclusion shape, same chain, same logic.

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

   92%
5. E

   Bad Conclusion Match1% picked this

   It is inaccurate to say that Alexander the Great was a student of Plato; Alexander was a student of Aristotle and Aristotle

   This answer rejects an identity claim — that Alexander was a student of Plato — by showing the relationship was indirect (student of Aristotle, who was student of Plato). It is not about causation at all, and there is no "cannot cause" claim being denied. The original is making a causal possibility argument; this is making a teacher-of-teacher distinction.

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