Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT115 S4 Q26 Explanation

Commentator: Because of teacher hiring

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

Commentator: Because of teacher hiring freezes, the quality of education in that country will not improve. surely deteriorate.

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
26.

The flawed reasoning in which one of the following is most similar to that in

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    Because Raoul is a vegetarian, he will not have the pepperoni pizza for lunch. It follows that he

  2. Trap2% picked this

    Given that over 250 years of attempts to prove the Goldbach conjecture have failed, it will probably never be proved. Hence, it is more

  3. Trap18% picked this

    Since funding levels for social programs are being frozen, our society will not become more harmonious. Thus, it

  4. Correct77% picked this

    Since there is a storm moving in, the outside temperature cannot rise this afternoon. Therefore,

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap1% picked this

    The starter in Mary’s car gave out weeks ago, and so it is impossible for the car to start.

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