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Winning requires the W → WC willingness to cooperate.
Which [willingness to cooperate] WC → M in turn requires motivation.
So you will not win if you are not ~M → ~W motivated.
This argument combines two if/then relationships to conclude another if/then relationship. This argument is valid since the conclusion follows as an inference of the two premises.
The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following is most similar to that in the argument above?
Being healthy requires exercise. But
Being healthy requires exercise. H → E But exercising involves risk of E → RI injury. So, paradoxically, anyone who ~WH → ~E wants to be healthy will not exercise. This conclusion is out of scope, since the premises do not discuss people who want to be healthy.
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Learning requires making some mistakes.
Learning requires making some L → M mistakes. And you must learn if you are to I → L improve. So you will not make mistakes M → I without there being a noticeable improvement. This conclusion reverses the inference that could be drawn from the two premises.
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Our political party will retain
Why this is right
Our political party will retain RS → RM its status only if it raises more money. But raising more money RM → IC requires increased campaigning. So our party will not retain RS → IC its status unless it increases its campaigning. This argument combines two if/then relationships to conclude another if/then relationship. This argument is valid since the conclusion follows as an inference of the two premises.
Skill tested: Parallel · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
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You can repair your own
You can repair your own bicycle RB → E only if you are enthusiastic. And if you are enthusiastic, you E → MA will also have mechanical aptitude. So if you are not able to repair ~E → ~MA your own bicycle, you lack mechanical aptitude.
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Getting a ticket requires waiting
Getting a ticket requires waiting in T → WL line. Waiting in line requires patience. WL → P So if you do not wait in line, you ~WL → ~P lack patience. This conclusion negates the second premise.
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