Parallel ReasoningDiff: Medium

Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: An employee argues that if the company blocks websites just because they are distracting, they should logically have to get rid of windows and decorations too, which is a standard they don't actually follow.

Conclusion: The company's justification for blocking non-work websites is inconsistent and should be rejected.

Reasoning: The company claims these sites are distracting, yet they allow other distractions like office windows and decorations without claiming they hinder work.

Analysis: The argument uses a 'reductio ad absurdum' strategy. It identifies a specific rationale used by the company—distraction— and points out that the company does not apply this rationale consistently to other similar distractions. To find a parallel, look for an argument that challenges a policy by showing that the logic behind it would lead to an extreme or unwanted conclusion if applied to other common situations. It's a classic 'if you're going to ban X for reason Z, you'd have to ban Y too' move.

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Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its reasoning to the employee's argument?

Correct Answer
B
B matches the structure: activists say ban a device because it causes cancer (bad effect); reply points out many chemicals cause cancer at high doses and we don’t ban them all—so the reason to ban the device is questionable in the same way the employee questions the web filter’s rationale.
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