Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT147 S4 Q16 Explanation

Voter: Our prime minister is evidently

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

Voter: Our prime minister is evidently seeking a job at an international organization. Anyone seeking a job at an international organization would surely spend a lot of time traveling abroad, and our prime minister at home so far this year.

What this question is testing

Parallel Flaw

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
16.

Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its flawed reasoning to

Answer choices

  1. Trap8% picked this

    Kao must be a golfer. Kao is planning to run for office, and most people who run

  2. Trap0% picked this

    Franklin will lose the coming election. The opposing candidate has better policy ideas and brings more relevant

  3. Trap2% picked this

    Ramirez is evidently able to control the traffic signals. Just now, as Ramirez approached the curb, the traffic signal

  4. Correct90% picked this

    Thompson must be negotiating a personal loan. Thompson was at the bank yesterday, and people who are negotiating a personal loan go to the

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

  5. Trap0% picked this

    McKinsey must have committed a crime at some point. After all, despite extensive background checks no one has been able to show that

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