Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT122 S4 Q17 Explanation

From the fact that people who

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Stimulus

From the fact that people who studied music as children frequently are quite proficient at mathematics, it cannot be concluded that the skills required for mathematics are acquired by studying music: it is equally likely that proficiency in mathematics and studying music are both the result of children to excel at all intellectual and artistic endeavors.

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
17.

The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following arguments is most parallel to that in

Answer choices

  1. Correct76% picked this

    Although children who fail to pay attention tend to perform poorly in school, it should not necessarily be thought that their poor performance is

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap13% picked this

    People who attend a university in a foreign country are usually among the top students from their native country. It would therefore be wrong

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    People whose diet includes relatively large quantities of certain fruits and vegetables have a slightly lower than average incidence of heart disease. But it

  4. Trap4% picked this

    Those who apply to medical school are required to study biology and chemistry. It would be a mistake, however, to conclude that those who

  5. Trap3% picked this

    Those who engage in vigorous exercise tend to be very healthy. But it would be silly to conclude that vigorous exercise is healthful simply

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