Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT142 S1 Q19 Explanation

If temperatures had dropped below

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Stimulus

If temperatures had dropped below freezing when I was gone last week, the impatiens in my garden would have died. If the impatiens had died, they obviously could not continue to bloom. However, since the impatiens in my did not drop below freezing last week.

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 pattern of reasoning in which one of the following arguments most closely parallels that in

Answer choices

  1. Correct83% picked this

    If a species is highly adaptable, it will thrive when introduced into a new environment. If a species thrives in its new environment, it

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap8% picked this

    If a species thrives in a new environment, that species is adaptable. Species that adapt to new environments adversely affect some species already existing

  3. Trap4% picked this

    If a species is introduced into a new environment, it adversely affects some species already existing in that environment, but only if it adapts

  4. Trap3% picked this

    If the introduction of a new species would adversely affect some species already existing in an environment, that species should not be introduced into

  5. Trap1% picked this

    If a new species would damage an environment, that species should not be introduced into it. If a new species is introduced, the risk

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