Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT2 S2 Q15 Explanation

A well-known sports figure found

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TopicsParallel

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Stimulus

A well-known sports figure found that combining publicity tours with playing tours led to problems, so she stopped combining the two. She no longer allows bookstore appearances and playing in competition to occur in the same city within the same trip. This week she is traveling to London to play in a not be making any publicity appearances at any bookstore in London.

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
15.

Which one of the following most closely parallels the reasoning used in

Answer choices

  1. Trap8% picked this

    Wherever there is an Acme Bugkiller, many wasps are killed. The Z family garden has an Acme Bugkiller, so any wasps remaining in

  2. Correct85% picked this

    The only times that the hospital’s emergency room staff attends to relatively less serious emergencies are times when there is no critical emergency to

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

  3. Trap3% picked this

    Tomato plants require hot summers to thrive. Farms in the cool summers of country Y probably do not

  4. Trap2% picked this

    Higher grades lead to better job opportunities, and studying leads to higher grades. Therefore, studying will lead

  5. Trap2% picked this

    Butter knives are not sharp. Q was not murdered with a sharp blade, so suspect X’s butter knife may

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