Parallel ReasoningDiff: Medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: You don't have to be the best at everything to win; being great at one thing and 'good enough' at another is a proven path to success.
Conclusion: A retailer does not need to be excellent in both convenience and variety to be successful.
Reasoning: While failing at both leads to failure, many successful retailers are excellent in only one area while simply meeting basic standards in the other.
Analysis: The structure of this argument moves from a negative requirement (don't be bad at both) to a sufficient condition for success (be great at one and okay at the other), ultimately concluding that a dual-excellence requirement is unnecessary. To match this, look for an argument that rejects a 'both/and' requirement by providing a 'one or the other' counterexample. The logic follows a pattern of: 'X and Y are not both required because we have instances of success with just X (plus a baseline of Y).'
Conclusion: A retailer does not need to be excellent in both convenience and variety to be successful.
Reasoning: While failing at both leads to failure, many successful retailers are excellent in only one area while simply meeting basic standards in the other.
Analysis: The structure of this argument moves from a negative requirement (don't be bad at both) to a sufficient condition for success (be great at one and okay at the other), ultimately concluding that a dual-excellence requirement is unnecessary. To match this, look for an argument that rejects a 'both/and' requirement by providing a 'one or the other' counterexample. The logic follows a pattern of: 'X and Y are not both required because we have instances of success with just X (plus a baseline of Y).'
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Unlock Full Passage16.The structure of the reasoning in the argument above is most parallel to that in which one of the following?
Correct Answer
A
A mirrors the structure exactly: lacking both speed and endurance makes winning unlikely; some champions win with only one trait above average; thus, being above average in both is not necessary. This matches the original’s logic and quantifiers.
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