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At Southgate Mall, mattresses MS → MM are sold only at Mattress Madness.
Every mattress at Mattress MM → 20 Madness is on sale at a 20 percent discount.
So, every mattress for sale at MS → 20 Southgate Mall is on sale at a 20 percent discount.
This argument infers a conditional relationship from the connection of two different two conditional relationships. This structure is also known as a syllogism.
Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its reasoning to the argument above?
The only food in Diane's
The only food in Diane’s A → R apartment is in her refrigerator. All the food she purchased P → R within the past week is in her refrigerator. Therefore, she purchased A → P all the food in her apartment within the past week. This argument relies on reversing the second premise. Furthermore, this argument is flawed, while the argument in the stimulus is valid.
11% picked this
Diane's refrigerator, and all the
Diane’s refrigerator, and R → A all the food in it, is in her apartment. Diane purchased all the R → P food in her refrigerator within the past week. Therefore, she purchased A → P all the food in her apartment within the past week. This argument relies on reversing the first premise. Furthermore, this argument is flawed, while the argument in the stimulus is valid.
5% picked this
All the food in Diane's
Why this is right
All the food in Diane’s A → R apartment is in her refrigerator. Diane purchased all the R → P food in her refrigerator within the past week. Therefore, she purchased A → P all the food in her apartment within the past week. This argument infers a conditional relationship from the connection of two different two conditional relationships. This structure is also known as a syllogism.
Skill tested: Parallel · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
65% picked this
The only food in Diane's
The only food in Diane’s A → R apartment is in her refrigerator. Diane purchased all the R → P food in her refrigerator within the past week. Therefore, all the food R → P she purchased within the past week is in her apartment. This argument relies on reversing the conclusion. Furthermore, this argument is flawed, while the argument in the stimulus is valid.
14% picked this
The only food that Diane
The only food that Diane P → R has purchased within the past week is in her refrigerator. All the food that she has P → A purchased within the past week is in her apartment. Conclusion Therefore, all the food in A → R her apartment is in her refrigerator. This argument relies on reversing the second premise. Furthermore, this argument is flawed, while the argument in the stimulus is valid.
6% picked this
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