Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT4 S1 Q24 Explanation

If a society encourages freedom

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

If a society encourages freedom of thought and expression, then, during the time when it does so, creativity will flourish in that society. In the United States creativity flourished during the eighteenth century. It is clear, encouraged in the United States during eighteenth century.

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
24.

An error of reasoning of the same kind as one contained in the passage is present in

Answer choices

  1. Trap11% picked this

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  2. Trap9% picked this

    We can conclude that the Hillside police department has improved its efficiency, because crime rates are down in Hillside, and it is an established

  3. Trap8% picked this

    People who are really interested in the preservation of wildlife obviously do not go hunting for big game; since Gerda has never gone hunting

  4. Trap8% picked this

    If the contents of a bottle are safe to drink, the bottle will not be marked “poison,” so, since the bottle is not marked

  5. Correct64% picked this

    None of the so-called Western democracies is really democratic, because, for a country to be democratic, the opinion of each of its citizens must

    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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