Parallel ReasoningDiff: Hardest
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: At this car lot, new cars are expensive and old cars are cheap, so anything in the middle price range must be a relatively recent used car.
Conclusion: Cars priced between $5,000 and $18,000 must be used vehicles less than ten years old.
Reasoning: New cars are all priced above $18,000, and cars ten years or older are all priced below $5,000.
Analysis: The logic here is a simple 'middle-out' elimination. If a car is not in the 'expensive/new' bucket and not in the 'cheap/ancient' bucket, it must be in the 'moderate/recent' bucket. This structure relies on the fact that the two premises cover the only ways a car could be 'new' or 'very old.' We want an answer that carves out two ends of a spectrum to define what is left in the center.
Conclusion: Cars priced between $5,000 and $18,000 must be used vehicles less than ten years old.
Reasoning: New cars are all priced above $18,000, and cars ten years or older are all priced below $5,000.
Analysis: The logic here is a simple 'middle-out' elimination. If a car is not in the 'expensive/new' bucket and not in the 'cheap/ancient' bucket, it must be in the 'moderate/recent' bucket. This structure relies on the fact that the two premises cover the only ways a car could be 'new' or 'very old.' We want an answer that carves out two ends of a spectrum to define what is left in the center.
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Unlock Full Passage23.The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following arguments is most similar to that in the argument above?
Correct Answer
C
C matches the structure: above the 4th floor implies at least 3 bedrooms; below the 4th implies at most 1 bedroom. So any apartment with exactly 2 bedrooms (a middle value) cannot be above or below and must be on the 4th floor (the middle location).
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