Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT12 S1 Q23 Explanation

The capture of a wild animal

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TopicsParallel

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Stimulus

The capture of a wild animal is justified only as a last resort to save that animal’s life. But many wild animals are captured not because their lives are in any danger but so that they can be bred been captured should not have been captured.

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
23.

Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its pattern of reasoning to

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    Punishing a child is justified if it is the only way to reform poor behavior. But punishment is never the only way to reform

  2. Trap2% picked this

    Parents who never punish a child are not justified in complaining if the child regularly behaves in ways that disturb them. But many parents

  3. Correct93% picked this

    Punishing a young child is justified only if it is done out of concern for the child’s future welfare. But many young children are

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap3% picked this

    A teacher is entitled to punish a child only if the child’s parents have explicitly given the teacher the permission to do so. But

  5. Trap1% picked this

    Society has no right to punish children for deeds that would be crimes if the children were adults. But society does have the right

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