Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT8 S1 Q25 Explanation

The great medieval universities had

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

The great medieval universities had no administrators, yet they endured for centuries. Our university has a huge administrative staff, and we are in serious financial difficulties. Therefore, we should abolish the positions ensure the longevity of the university.

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
25.

Which one of the following arguments contains flawed reasoning that most closely parallels the flawed reasoning in

Answer choices

  1. Trap21% picked this

    No airplane had jet engines before 1940, yet airplanes had been flying since 1903. Therefore, jet engines are not necessary

  2. Correct73% picked this

    The novelist’s stories began to be accepted for publication soon after she started using a computer to write them. You have been having trouble

    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.

  3. Trap4% picked this

    After doctors began using antibiotics, the number of infections among patients dropped drastically. Now, however, resistant strains of bacteria cannot be controlled by standard

  4. Trap1% picked this

    A bicycle should not be ridden without a helmet. Since a good helmet can save the rider’s life, a helmet should be considered the

  5. Trap2% picked this

    The great cities of the ancient world were mostly built along waterways. Archaeologists searching for the remains of such cities should therefore try to

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