Parallel ReasoningDiff: Hardest

Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: Some tarantulas make great pets, but since we know that anything with poison fangs is a bad pet, it follows that at least some tarantulas must be fang-free.

Conclusion: Some species of tarantula do not possess poison fangs.

Reasoning: Some tarantulas are good pets, but no creature with poison fangs can be considered a good pet.

Analysis: This argument follows a valid 'Some A are B; No C are B; therefore, some A are not C' structure. To find the parallel, we need to match this exact logical skeleton. We are looking for a group (tarantulas) where a subset (good pets) lacks a characteristic (poison fangs) because that characteristic is fundamentally incompatible with the subset's defining quality. Keep a close eye on the quantifiers like 'some' and 'no' to ensure the match is precise.

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Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its pattern of reasoning to the argument above?

Correct Answer
A
It matches the form: None of Strawn’s poetry has regular meter (No C are B). Some poems in this collection have regular meter (Some A are B). Therefore, some poems in this collection were not written by Strawn (Some A are not C). This is identical to the stimulus’s pattern.
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