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Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.
Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.
Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.
The flawed pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following?
The rules stipulate the participants
20% picked this
The store’s competitors claim that
Why this is right
Answer B is correct.
Skill tested: Parallel Flaw · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
71% picked this
If the census is to
1% picked this
The product label establishes that
2% picked this
As had generally been expected,
6% picked this
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