Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT17 S2 Q16 Explanation

In yesterday’s council election

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

In yesterday’s council election a majority of voters supported conservative candidates, and a majority of voters supported candidates who voted in favor of the antipollution act. Therefore, it must be that a majority of voters in who voted in favor of the antipollution act.

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 is an argument that contains flawed reasoning most similar to the flawed reasoning

Answer choices

  1. Trap2% picked this

    Bill claims that soil can be damaged if it is tilled when it is too wet, and Sue claims that seeds planted in wet

  2. Correct82% picked this

    According to Sara, most children like pies. According to Robert, most children like blueberries. So if Sara and Robert are both right, it must

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap1% picked this

    Mark will go on a picnic today only if it does not rain. Susan will go on a picnic today only if Mark goes

  4. Trap8% picked this

    The majority of customers who regularly eat at this restaurant always order both fish and stuffed mushrooms. Thus, fish and stuffed mushrooms must be

  5. Trap8% picked this

    Most people living at Gina’s house cook well. Since most people at Gina’s house enjoy eating well-cooked meals, most meals served at

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