Parallel ReasoningDiff: Medium

Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: Since most of this group's past suggestions were accepted, their future suggestions will probably be accepted too.

Conclusion: Future proposals endorsed by the Citizens League will likely be approved by the city council.

Reasoning: Historically, the majority of proposals that received the League's endorsement have been successfully passed.

Analysis: The argument relies on a classic inductive pattern where a past track record is used to predict a future outcome. To find a parallel, look for a structure that moves from 'most cases in the past' to 'the next case will probably follow suit.' We are essentially matching the transition from a frequent historical occurrence to a high probability of future recurrence.

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The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following arguments is most similar to that in the argument above?

Correct Answer
E
E matches the pattern exactly: most stone artifacts found have been domestic tools; thus, if the next artifact found is stone, it will probably be a domestic tool—an induction about a single similar future instance.
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