Logical Reasoning

PT8 · S4 · Q12 It is clear that none

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It is clear that none of the volleyball players at yesterday’s office beach party came to work today since everyone who played volleyball at that party got badly sunburned and no one at work today is even slightly sunburned.

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.

12.

Which one of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning that most closely parallels that in the argument above?

  1. Since everyone employed by TRF

    Trap

    15% picked this

  2. Since no one who was

    Trap

    12% picked this

  3. Since the Donnely report was

    Trap

    11% picked this

  4. Correct

    Everyone with an office on

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

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

    60% picked this

  5. Since all of the people

    Trap

    1% picked this

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