Parallel ReasoningDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: To get from point A to point C, you have to stop at point B. To get to point B, you have to stop at point D. Therefore, to get to point C, you must stop at point D.
Conclusion: Any traveler flying from Beijing to Lhasa is forced to fly to Xian.
Reasoning: Reaching Lhasa from Beijing requires a stop in Chengdu, and reaching Chengdu from Beijing requires a stop in Xian.
Analysis: This argument follows a valid transitive structure: A requires B, and B requires C, therefore A requires C. It is a classic conditional chain where the necessary condition of one relationship becomes the sufficient condition for the next. To find the parallel, look for an answer that sets up a similar 'must-have' chain. The subject matter doesn't matter; focus strictly on the logic that if the first thing happens, the second must happen, and if the second happens, the third must happen.
Conclusion: Any traveler flying from Beijing to Lhasa is forced to fly to Xian.
Reasoning: Reaching Lhasa from Beijing requires a stop in Chengdu, and reaching Chengdu from Beijing requires a stop in Xian.
Analysis: This argument follows a valid transitive structure: A requires B, and B requires C, therefore A requires C. It is a classic conditional chain where the necessary condition of one relationship becomes the sufficient condition for the next. To find the parallel, look for an answer that sets up a similar 'must-have' chain. The subject matter doesn't matter; focus strictly on the logic that if the first thing happens, the second must happen, and if the second happens, the third must happen.
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Unlock Full Passage23.The pattern of reasoning exhibited by the argument above is most similar to that exhibited by which one of the following?
Correct Answer
B
B matches the transitive necessity pattern: Yellow requires Green; Green requires White; therefore anyone at Yellow must have reached White. This mirrors the original Beijing → Lhasa requires Chengdu; and Chengdu (from Beijing) requires Xian; hence Beijing → Lhasa implies Xian.
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