Flawed Parallel ReasoningDiff: medium
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Just because the average price of everything in the store is going up, it doesn't mean every single item, like butter or eggs, will definitely get more expensive.
Conclusion: Specific grocery items like butter and eggs will likely increase in price next month.
Reasoning: The average cost of groceries as a whole is expected to rise next month.
Analysis: This argument commits a classic 'fallacy of division,' where one assumes that what is true of a group on average must be true of every individual member. Even if the average price of groceries rises, some items could stay the same price or even get cheaper. To find the parallel, look for an answer that takes a general trend or a collective property and incorrectly applies it to a specific part of that group. It's a bit like assuming that because a city is wealthy on average, every person living there must be rich.
Conclusion: Specific grocery items like butter and eggs will likely increase in price next month.
Reasoning: The average cost of groceries as a whole is expected to rise next month.
Analysis: This argument commits a classic 'fallacy of division,' where one assumes that what is true of a group on average must be true of every individual member. Even if the average price of groceries rises, some items could stay the same price or even get cheaper. To find the parallel, look for an answer that takes a general trend or a collective property and incorrectly applies it to a specific part of that group. It's a bit like assuming that because a city is wealthy on average, every person living there must be rich.
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Unlock Full Passage10.The flawed reasoning in the argument above most closely parallels the reasoning in which one of the following?
Correct Answer
C
C matches the flaw: from the average amount of TV time for people under 20 increasing to concluding fourth graders (a subset) must have increased. The average could rise even if fourth graders’ time stayed flat or fell.
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