Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT124 S1 Q19 Explanation

People who have habitually slept

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TopicsParallel

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Stimulus

People who have habitually slept less than six hours a night and then begin sleeping eight or more hours a night typically begin to feel much less anxious. Therefore, most people who sleep less than six hours a night can probably cause to sleep at least eight hours a night.

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
19.

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

Answer choices

  1. Correct52% picked this

    When a small company first begins to advertise on the Internet, its financial situation generally improves. This shows that most small companies that have

    Why this is right

    The argument asserts that one can likely produce a certain effect with a certain cause because that cause is typically followed by the effect.

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

  2. Wrong Validity36% picked this

    Certain small companies that had never previously advertised on the Internet have found that their financial situations began to improve after they started to

    The evidence in this argument is about certain [some] small companies, but the conclusion asserts this is true for most businesses.

  3. Wrong Validity3% picked this

    It must be true that any small company that increases its Internet advertising will improve its financial situation, since most small companies that advertise

    The evidence is about most small companies, but the conclusion is about any small company.

  4. Wrong Structure5% picked this

    Usually, the financial situation of a small company that has never advertised on the Internet will improve only if that company starts to advertise

    The premise in this argument presents a conditional relationship, but the premise in the stimulus presents a comparative relationship.

  5. Wrong Validity4% picked this

    A small company's financial situation usually improves soon after that company first begins to advertise on the Internet. Thus, most small companies that have

    The conclusion of this argument is about becoming financially strong [absolute claim] which is different than improving the company’s financial situation [relative claim].

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