Sufficient AssumptionDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Because Asian elephants never have all their feet off the ground at once, they aren't technically running.
Conclusion: Asian elephants do not actually engage in the act of running.
Reasoning: These elephants always keep at least two feet on the ground, even when they accelerate by changing their stride.
Analysis: There is a clear gap here between the physical description of the elephant's movement and the definition of running. The argument assumes that if you don't have a moment where all feet (or perhaps most feet) are off the ground, you aren't running. To guarantee the conclusion, we need a rule stating that running requires a period where fewer than two feet are on the ground.
Conclusion: Asian elephants do not actually engage in the act of running.
Reasoning: These elephants always keep at least two feet on the ground, even when they accelerate by changing their stride.
Analysis: There is a clear gap here between the physical description of the elephant's movement and the definition of running. The argument assumes that if you don't have a moment where all feet (or perhaps most feet) are off the ground, you aren't running. To guarantee the conclusion, we need a rule stating that running requires a period where fewer than two feet are on the ground.
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Unlock Full Passage10.The conclusion drawn above follows logically if which one of the following is assumed?
Correct Answer
B
If to run an animal must at some point have all of its feet off the ground, and the Asian elephant always has at least two feet on the ground, then it cannot be running. This supplies exactly the missing definition needed to make the conclusion valid.
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