Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT3 S2 Q1 Explanation

If you have a large amount of money

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TopicsParallel

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Stimulus

If you have a large amount of money in the bank, your spending power is great. If your spending power is great, you are happy. So if you have in the bank, you are happy.

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

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    If you have good health, you can earn a lot. If you can earn a lot, you can buy an expensive house. So if

  2. Trap1% picked this

    If you drink too much alcohol, you will feel sick. If you drink too much alcohol, you will have no money left. So if

  3. Correct94% picked this

    If you swim energetically, your heart rate increases. If your heart rate increases, you are overexcited. So if you

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap1% picked this

    If you take a great deal of exercise, you are physically fit. If you take a great deal of exercise, you are exhausted. So

  5. Trap0% picked this

    If you have a large amount of money in the bank, you are confident about the future. If you are optimistic by nature, you

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