Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT16 S2 Q19 Explanation

The Volunteers for Literacy Program

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TopicsParallel

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Stimulus

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 for alienating the program’s most dedicated volunteers.

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 the argument above is most closely paralleled in which one

Answer choices

  1. Correct79% picked this

    It would be more convenient for Dominique to take a bus to school than to take the subway, since the bus stops closer to

    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. Trap5% picked this

    Joshua’s interest would be better served by taking the bus to get to his parent’s house rather than by taking an airplane, since his

  3. Trap2% picked this

    Belinda will get to the concert more quickly by subway than by taxi, since the concert takes place on a Friday evening and on

  4. Trap6% picked this

    Anita would benefit financially by taking the train to work rather than driving her car, since when she drives she has to pay parking

  5. Trap7% picked this

    It would be to Fred’s advantage to exchange his bus tickets for train tickets, since he needs to arrive at his meeting before any

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