Parallel ReasoningDiff: Hardest

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Passage Summary: Tanzanite is only found in Tanzania. Since Ashley only collects tanzanite, she likely won't end up with a stone from any other country.

Conclusion: Ashley is probably not going to acquire a stone that originated outside of Tanzania.

Reasoning: Every known source of tanzanite is located in Tanzania, and Ashley restricts her collection exclusively to tanzanite.

Analysis: This argument follows a specific logical structure: all members of a category (tanzanite) share a location (Tanzania), and the subject (Ashley) only interacts with that category. When looking for a parallel, you need to find a match for this 'All A are B; Subject only uses A; therefore Subject's items are likely B' pattern. Pay close attention to the shift from the absolute 'All' in the premise to the probabilistic 'unlikely' in the conclusion. The correct answer must mirror this specific degree of certainty.

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Which one of the following is most similar in its reasoning to the argument above?

Correct Answer
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Correct. It mirrors the form: the only frogs yet discovered (all known frogs) live in the lagoon (place P); the owls eat only frogs; so they will probably never eat an animal that lives outside the lagoon. It preserves the all known qualifier and the hedged, probabilistic conclusion.
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