Logical Reasoning

PT12 · S4 · Q9 Some games, such as chess and soccer

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Some games, such as chess and soccer, are competitive and played according to rules, but others, such as children’s games of make believe, are neither.

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.

9.

Which one of the following is most similar in its logical features to the argument above?

  1. Both the gourmet and the

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. All North American bears eat

    Trap

    2% picked this

  3. It is true that dogs

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. Correct

    Most automobiles, and nearly all

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    93% picked this

  5. Montréal’s most vaunted characteristics, such

    Trap

    2% picked this

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