Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT111 S4 Q6 Explanation

Many people are alarmed about

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

Many people are alarmed about the population explosion. They fail to appreciate that the present rise in population has in fact been followed by equally potent economic growth. Because of this connection between an increase in activity, population control measures should not be taken.

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
6.

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

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

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  2. Correct91% picked this

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    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.

  3. Trap2% picked this

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  4. Trap1% picked this

    Nutritionists warn people not to eat unhealthy foods. Those foods have been in people’s diets for years. Before cutting all those foods out of

  5. Trap4% picked this

    Some consumers become concerned when the price of a product increases for several years in a row, thinking that the price will continue to

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