Parallel ReasoningDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: You have two choices in an election: vote or don't. Since each choice has a specific consequence, you're guaranteed to end up with one of those two consequences.
Conclusion: After an election, a person will either feel the satisfaction of having influenced the outcome or they will forfeit their right to complain about it.
Reasoning: In an election, one must either vote or not vote; voting leads to the satisfaction of influence, while not voting leads to losing the right to complain.
Analysis: The argument follows a 'constructive dilemma' structure: If X, then (A or B). If A, then C. If B, then D. Therefore, (C or D). It presents two mutually exclusive and exhaustive options (voting vs. not voting) and assigns a specific outcome to each. To match this, look for an answer choice that starts with a binary choice or two exhaustive possibilities and concludes that one of two resulting conditions must occur. The key is the 'either/or' structure being preserved from the premises through to the conclusion.
Conclusion: After an election, a person will either feel the satisfaction of having influenced the outcome or they will forfeit their right to complain about it.
Reasoning: In an election, one must either vote or not vote; voting leads to the satisfaction of influence, while not voting leads to losing the right to complain.
Analysis: The argument follows a 'constructive dilemma' structure: If X, then (A or B). If A, then C. If B, then D. Therefore, (C or D). It presents two mutually exclusive and exhaustive options (voting vs. not voting) and assigns a specific outcome to each. To match this, look for an answer choice that starts with a binary choice or two exhaustive possibilities and concludes that one of two resulting conditions must occur. The key is the 'either/or' structure being preserved from the premises through to the conclusion.
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Unlock Full Passage22.The reasoning in which one of the following most closely resembles that in the argument above?
Correct Answer
D
D matches the structure exactly. Messages are either easily readable or not; if easily readable → password protected; if not → encrypted; hence any message is either password protected or encrypted. That’s the same constructive dilemma form.
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