Parallel ReasoningDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Only one shop ever vacuums Joe's car, and they only do it when he brings it in for repairs. Since the car was vacuumed, it must have been there for a repair.
Conclusion: Joe took his car to K & L Auto to be fixed.
Reasoning: Only K & L employees vacuum Joe's car, and they only do so when the car is being fixed; since the car was recently vacuumed, it must have been in for a fix.
Analysis: The structure here is a valid transitive chain of conditional logic: if A (vacuumed), then B (K & L did it); if B (K & L did it), then C (fixed). The argument then confirms A is true, which allows us to conclude C is true. To find the parallel, look for an answer that links two 'if-then' statements together and then provides the 'trigger' (the sufficient condition) for the very first link in that chain. It’s a very tidy, logical 'domino effect' that you need to replicate.
Conclusion: Joe took his car to K & L Auto to be fixed.
Reasoning: Only K & L employees vacuum Joe's car, and they only do so when the car is being fixed; since the car was recently vacuumed, it must have been in for a fix.
Analysis: The structure here is a valid transitive chain of conditional logic: if A (vacuumed), then B (K & L did it); if B (K & L did it), then C (fixed). The argument then confirms A is true, which allows us to conclude C is true. To find the parallel, look for an answer that links two 'if-then' statements together and then provides the 'trigger' (the sufficient condition) for the very first link in that chain. It’s a very tidy, logical 'domino effect' that you need to replicate.
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Unlock Full Passage3.The pattern of reasoning exhibited by the argument above is most similar to that exhibited by which one of the following?
Correct Answer
A
A matches the chain exactly: Wet → Drank; Drank → Took medication; Wet; therefore Took medication. That parallels Vacuumed → K&L Employees; K&L Employees → Took car to K&L; Vacuumed; therefore Took car to K&L.
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