Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT21 S3 Q25 Explanation

At the company picnic, all of the

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

At the company picnic, all of the employees who participated in more than four of the scheduled events, and only those employees, were eligible for the raffle held at the end of the day. Since only a small proportion of the employees were eligible for participated in fewer than four of the scheduled events.

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
25.

Which one of the following arguments exhibits a flawed pattern of reasoning most like that exhibited by

Answer choices

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    All of the swim team members who had decreased their racing times during the season were given awards that no other members were given.

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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