Logical Reasoning

PT16 · S2 · Q7 Politician: Now that we are finally cleaning

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Politician: Now that we are finally cleaning up the industrial pollution in the bay, we must start making the bay more accessible to the public for recreational purposes.

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.

7.

Which one of the following most closely parallels the flawed pattern of reasoning in the politician’s reply to the reporter?

  1. If there had been a

    Trap

    10% picked this

  2. The detective said that whoever

    Trap

    3% picked this

  3. Correct

    When prisoners convicted of especially

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

    85% picked this

  4. To get a driver’s license,

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. In order to like abstract

    Trap

    0% picked this

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