Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT115 S2 Q8 Explanation

The kind of thoughts that

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TopicsParallel

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Stimulus

The kind of thoughts that keep a person from falling asleep can arise in either half of the brain. Therefore, a person being prevented from sleeping solely by such thoughts would be able to fall asleep by closing the eyes and counting sheep, because this activity fully occupies the left half of the brain with imagining sheep, thereby excluding the sleep-preventing thoughts.

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
8.

Which one of the following most closely parallels the reasoning in the

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    Stucco is a poor insulator but brick and wood are good insulators, so a person who wants to build a house in an area

  2. Correct88% picked this

    Cats can damage furniture with either their claws or their teeth, so such damage can be prevented by providing cats with other objects that

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap1% picked this

    This map indicates two roads of equal length each leading to Centreville, so a person who wants to take the shortest route

  4. Trap5% picked this

    These chemicals are harmless by themselves but explosive when mixed together, so in order to be kept in the same laboratory without

  5. Trap2% picked this

    This island has two harbors but one of them is too shallow to permit large ships, so this ship will have to dock in

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