Parallel ReasoningDiff: Hardest

Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: Jordan says businesses are stuck: they either lose money being green or they hurt the planet. Terry responds that if every customer forced every business to be green, then no single business would lose its competitive edge.

Conclusion: Terry suggests that a universal shift in consumer behavior would prevent individual businesses from suffering the market loss Jordan predicts.

Reasoning: Jordan claims businesses face a choice between losing market share or polluting; Terry counters that collective consumer demand for responsibility would level the playing field.

Analysis: This exchange is structured around a dilemma and a systemic resolution. Jordan presents a 'damned if you do, damned if you don't' scenario where both paths lead to a negative outcome. Terry doesn't deny the logic but introduces a new condition—universal demand—that would neutralize the specific competitive disadvantage Jordan mentions. When looking for a parallel, find a pair where the first person presents a trade-off between two bad options and the second person proposes a change that makes one of those options safe.

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In which one of the following exchanges is the logical relationship between Jordan's and Terry's statements most similar to the logical relationship between their statements above?

Correct Answer
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A matches the structure: Jordan sets up two bad outcomes (rain ruins picnic; no rain leaves garden dry). Terry introduces a feasible action under one branch (no rain) that neutralizes the bad effect (buy a hose to water), just like making all businesses adopt removes the relative market-share loss.
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