Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT126 S4 Q22 Explanation

Radio airplay restrictions are nationally

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TopicsParallel

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Stimulus

Radio airplay restrictions are nationally imposed regulations. The City Club has compiled a guide to all nationally imposed regulations except those related to taxation or to labor law. Radio airplay restrictions are related neither to taxation City Club’s guide covers radio airplay restrictions.

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
22.

Which one of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to that exhibited by

Answer choices

  1. Trap7% picked this

    All prepackaged desserts pose a risk of tooth decay. The Nutrition Foundation recommends avoiding all prepackaged desserts that are not high in vitamins or

  2. Correct75% picked this

    Coreopsis is a perennial. The Garden Club awards a prize each year for each perennial except those that are shrubs or not native to

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap4% picked this

    The Windsor Coalition is an example of a community organizing to discourage overdevelopment. The Neighborhood Association is in favor of this sort of community

  4. Trap14% picked this

    Compact discs are a kind of data storage device. Leotol Corporation does not produce data storage devices that use analog storage methods. Compact discs

  5. Trap1% picked this

    Traffic laws are a type of government regulation. The association supports traffic laws that are in the public interest, even if they have not

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