Logical Reasoning

PT123 · S3 · Q12 Novel X and Novel Y are both semiautobiographical

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Novel X and Novel Y are both semiautobiographical novels and contain many very similar themes and situations, which might lead one to suspect plagiarism on the part of one of the authors.

Novel X and Novel Y are both semi-autobiographical novels and contain many very similar themes and situations.

Which might lead one to suspect plagiarism on the part of one of the authors.

Both authors are from very similar backgrounds and have led similar lives.

However, it is more likely that the similarity of themes and situations in the two novels is merely coincidental.

12.

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the conclusion drawn in the argument?

Novel X and Novel Y
Phenomenon
This is the phenomenon that both the opposing point and the author’s main point seek to explain.
2% picked this
The fact that Novel X
Opposing Point
This is the point opposing the author’s main point.
4% picked this
The author of Novel X
Premise
This is a premise in the argument.
4% picked this
Correct
It is less likely that
Why this is right
This best paraphrases the argument’s main conclusion.
Skill tested: Main Conclusion · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
73% picked this
If the authors of Novel
Assumption
This is an assumption of the argument.
18% picked this

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