Parallel ReasoningDiff: Medium

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Passage Summary: A game show contestant has to pick between two prizes he likes equally. He usually picks the one he knows better or the one that costs more. Since he doesn't know either of these, he's going to pick the expensive one.

Conclusion: Ed will choose prize A over prize B.

Reasoning: Winners choose based on either price or familiarity; since Ed is equally unfamiliar with both prizes, the price difference must be the deciding factor.

Analysis: The structure here is a simple disjunctive syllogism: if you have two options (X or Y) and one is ruled out (not Y), then the other must be the case (X). We need to find an answer choice that presents two possible criteria, eliminates one, and concludes that the remaining criterion will dictate the outcome. Ed is a simple man with a simple algorithm; we just need to find another scenario that follows that same 'if not this, then that' flowchart.

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The reasoning in which one of the following is most similar to the reasoning above?

Correct Answer
E
E mirrors the structure: rabbits avoid predators by either doubling back or fleeing to nearby cover; in a field with no cover, that route is unavailable, so the rabbit will use the remaining option (double back). That’s the same ‘two options—one blocked—so take the other’ pattern.
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