Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT3 S2 Q13 Explanation

If that insect is a bee

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TopicsParallel

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Stimulus

If that insect is a bee, it can only sting once. It only did sting once. a bee.

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
13.

Which one of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to that in

Answer choices

  1. Correct75% picked this

    Spring is here. It has to be, because when it is spring, I cannot stop sneezing;

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap4% picked this

    When the sky is clear, the atmospheric pressure is high. At the moment, it is clearing up, so the atmospheric pressure is

  3. Trap17% picked this

    Old and brittle paintings are always moved with extreme care. That particular painting is never moved with extreme care. So it must

  4. Trap4% picked this

    Only one more thunderstorm was needed to ruin that roof. But the roof was still fine a month later. There must not have

  5. Trap1% picked this

    To survive in the wild requires physical stamina like Mark’s. All the same, Mark’s fear of spiders

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