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Answer choices

1. A

   Correct71% picked this

   A prime-time television series should be canceled if it fails to attract a large audience, but the small audience attracted by the documentary series

   Why this is right

   We have a conditional with two parts: Primetime and Not Large Audience ? Cancel Then we hear about a thing that is one part but not the other part of the trigger: This doc definitely had a Not Large Audience, but it's not Primetime. Then we conclude that "just because this thing matches part of trigger doesn't mean it justifies outcome": Not Large Audience is not sufficient reason to cancel. Orig Argument This Answer P1: X and Y ? Z PT and ~LA ? C P2: A is X. Doc was ~LA. P3: A is ~Y. Doc is ~PT. C: being X doesn't being ~LA doesn't justify Z justify C

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

   71%
2. B

   Bad Conclusion Match6% picked this

   Although companies that manufacture and market automobiles in the United States must meet stringent air-quality standards, the OKESA company should be exempt from these

   The quickest way to eliminate this is to glance at the conclusion [conclusion], since ________ . "OKESA should be exempt" doesn't sound anything like "X does not by itself justify Y". So we could eliminate it from that. We do have a conditional with two parts: Manu and Market Autos ? Meets Standards Do we hear about a thing that is one part but not the other part of the trigger? No, it just says that "in addition to the trigger, it does other stuff".

   6%
3. C

   Bad Conclusion Match3% picked this

   Although the province did not specifically intend to prohibit betting on horse races when it passed a law prohibiting gambling, such betting should be

   The quickest way to eliminate this is to glance at the conclusion [conclusion], because ________ . "Such betting should be regarded as prohibited" doesn't sound anything like "X does not by itself justify Y". So we could eliminate it from that. Do we have a conditional with two parts? No, so this never even gets off the ground.

   3%
4. D

   Bad Conclusion Match1% picked this

   Even though cockatiels are not, strictly speaking, members of the parrot family, they should be fed the same diet as most parrots since the

   The quickest way to eliminate this is to glance at the conclusion [conclusion], since ________ . "Cockatiels should be fed the same diet as most parrots" doesn't sound anything like "X does not by itself justify Y". So we could eliminate it from that. Do we have a conditional with two parts? No, so this one doesn't even get off the ground either.

   1%
5. E

   Bad Conclusion Match19% picked this

   Since minors are not subject to the same criminal laws as are adults, they should not be subject to the same sorts of punishments

   The quickest way to eliminate this is to glance at the conclusion Since ________ , [conclusion] . "Minors shouldn't face the same punishments as Adults" doesn't sound anything like "X does not by itself justify Y". So we could eliminate it from that. Do we have a conditional with two parts? Nope. So, it's another non-starter.

   19%