Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT5 S1 Q22 Explanation

Once people habitually engaged in conversation

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

Once people habitually engaged in conversation; now the television competes for their attention. When the television is on, communication between family members stops. Where there is no communication, family ties become frayed and eventually to get rid of the television.

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
22.

Which one of the following is most closely parallel in its reasoning to the flawed reasoning in

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    Once friendships thrived on shared leisure time. But contemporary economic pressures minimize the amount of free time people have

  2. Trap1% picked this

    Once people listened to the radio while pursuing other activities. Now they passively watch television. Therefore, radio was less distracting for

  3. Correct96% picked this

    Once sports enthusiasts regularly engaged in sports, but now they watch spectator sports when they could be getting physical exercise. Without physical exercise, health

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap2% picked this

    Once people were willing to tailor their day to the constraints of a bus or train schedule; now they are spoiled by the private

  5. Trap1% picked this

    Once people did their shopping in urban retail districts, where they combined their shopping with other errands. Now many people shop in suburban malls,

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