Logical Reasoning

PT16 · S2 · Q19 The Volunteers for Literacy Program

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The Volunteers for Literacy Program would benefit if Dolores takes Victor’s place as director, since Dolores is far more skillful than Victor is at securing the kind of financial support the program needs and Dolores does not have Victor’s propensity for alienating the program’s most dedicated volunteers.

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.

19.

The pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most closely paralleled in which one of the following?

  1. Correct

    It would be more convenient

    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.

    81% picked this

  2. Joshua’s interest would be better

    Trap

    6% picked this

  3. Belinda will get to the

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. Anita would benefit financially by

    Trap

    5% picked this

  5. It would be to Fred’s

    Trap

    8% picked this

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