Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT16 S2 Q7 Explanation

Politician: Now that we are finally cleaning

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

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

Reporter: But if we increase public access to the bay, it will polluted again.

Politician: Not true. The public did not have access to the bay, and it got polluted. Therefore, if and when the public is given it will not get polluted.

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
7.

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

Answer choices

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    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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