Parallel ReasoningDiff: Hard
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Since the only place to buy a mattress at the mall is having a store-wide 20 percent off sale, every mattress in that mall is on sale.
Conclusion: Every mattress for sale at Southgate Mall is currently discounted by 20 percent.
Reasoning: All mattresses at Southgate Mall are sold at Mattress Madness, and every mattress at Mattress Madness is on sale for 20 percent off.
Analysis: This is a perfectly valid, 'nested' logical argument. If Category A (Mall mattresses) is entirely contained within Category B (Mattress Madness mattresses), and every member of Category B has Characteristic C (20% discount), then every member of Category A must also have Characteristic C. It’s a simple transitive chain: A → B, B → C, therefore A → C. When looking at the options, don't get distracted by the subject matter; just look for that clean, 'all-to-all-to-all' structure.
Conclusion: Every mattress for sale at Southgate Mall is currently discounted by 20 percent.
Reasoning: All mattresses at Southgate Mall are sold at Mattress Madness, and every mattress at Mattress Madness is on sale for 20 percent off.
Analysis: This is a perfectly valid, 'nested' logical argument. If Category A (Mall mattresses) is entirely contained within Category B (Mattress Madness mattresses), and every member of Category B has Characteristic C (20% discount), then every member of Category A must also have Characteristic C. It’s a simple transitive chain: A → B, B → C, therefore A → C. When looking at the options, don't get distracted by the subject matter; just look for that clean, 'all-to-all-to-all' structure.
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Unlock Full Passage23.Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its reasoning to the argument above?
Correct Answer
C
C matches the structure: All apartment food is in the refrigerator (A → F); all food in the refrigerator was purchased in the past week (F → P); therefore, all apartment food was purchased in the past week (A → P).
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