Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT116 S2 Q11 Explanation

After examining the options, the

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TopicsParallel

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Stimulus

After examining the options, the budget committee discovered that QI’s office-phone system would be inexpensive enough to be within the cost limit that had been set for the committee. However, Corelink’s system must also be inexpensive enough is even less expensive than QI’s system.

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
11.

The reasoning in the argument above is most closely paralleled by that in which one

Answer choices

  1. Trap7% picked this

    Marissa is just tall enough that she can touch the ceiling when she jumps as high as she can, and since Jeff is taller

  2. Trap5% picked this

    By reducing the number of cigarettes she smoked per day, Kate was able to run five miles, and since Lana smokes fewer cigarettes per

  3. Trap3% picked this

    John’s blood-alcohol level was far above the legal limit for driving, so even if it turns out that Paul’s blood-alcohol level was lower than

  4. Trap1% picked this

    This chocolate is not quite dark enough for it to be the kind that Luis really likes, but that chocolate over there is darker,

  5. Correct85% picked this

    Health Dairy’s sharp cheddar cheese is low enough in fat to meet the labeling standard for “low fat” cheddar cheese, and since its mild

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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