Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT7 S1 Q13 Explanation

If you climb mountains, you

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Stimulus

If you climb mountains, you will not live to a ripe old age. But you will be bored unless you climb mountains. Therefore, if you live you will have been bored.

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 most closely parallels the reasoning in the

Answer choices

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    If you work for your candidate, you will not improve your guitar playing. But you will neglect your civic duty unless you work for

    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.

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