Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT118 S3 Q21 Explanation

Experimental psychology requires the application

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

Experimental psychology requires the application of statistics to interpret empirical data and assess their significance. A person will not be able to understand such applications without training in statistics. Therefore, the more training one will be at research in experimental psychology.

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
21.

Which one of the following arguments exhibits a flawed pattern of reasoning most similar to that exhibited by

Answer choices

  1. Correct67% picked this

    Most people need the love and support of others; without it, they become depressed and unhappy. Therefore, in most instances, the more love and

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap9% picked this

    Since in most jobs there are annual wage or salary increases, the longer one has worked, the more raises one will have received. Therefore,

  3. Trap9% picked this

    The main cause of heart attacks is arteriosclerosis, the buildup of plaque on the interior wall of the coronary arteries. It develops over an

  4. Trap8% picked this

    Since many disease processes are biochemical in nature, unless one understands chemistry one will not be able to understand the explanations for many diseases.

  5. Trap7% picked this

    Since most disease processes are biochemical in nature, an understanding of chemistry will enable one to understand most diseases. Therefore, one needs little more

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