Logical reasoning PrepTest 102 · Section 3 · Question 20

Question prompt

Anyone who insists that Remaining source text redacted.
Why the credited answer is right

Credited answer: B

The notes below walk through why it fits the stem and how to eliminate the rest.

Argument or Facts

Argument

Valid or Flawed

Valid

Question Type

Parallel Reasoning Questions

Stimulus Summary

TV gave rise to music videos So - Insist music videos are art form → Agree TV gave rise to art form

Answer Anticipation

As with all Parallel Reasoning questions, we should identify the relevant logical features of the stimulus so we can find them in the correct answer. Here, the argument starts with its conclusion (“should”) - anyone who thinks music videos are art should also think TV gave rise to art. Why? Because TV gave rise to music videos. So abstracted, we get: A gave rise to B, so anyone who thinks B is C should think A gave rise to C It’s almost like a conditional chain, so we should track those links throughout the answers.

Answer choices

  1. A
    Anyone who claims that Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A is not credited
    This isn’t really an argument - just a claim that anyone who thinks A should also think B.
  2. B
    Anyone who holds that Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B matches the stem
    This answer seems to follow the same pattern, so let’s map it out:

    Pound cake (A) is lower in fat than avocados (B), so anyone who thinks avocados (A) are a fruit (C) should think pound cake (A) is lower in fat than some fruit (C).

    That’s the same pattern, so this is the correct answer!
  3. C
    Anyone who dislikes tomatoes Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    Similar to (A), this isn’t an argument - just a claim, and it’s qualified, making it different from the stimulus.
  4. D
    A person who eats Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    “[P]robably” is a quantifier unmatched in the stimulus, so this answer is incorrect.
  5. E
    A person who claims Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    The premise here establishes two separate relationships, whereas the stimulus’s premise establishes only one.

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Question analytics

Based on historical answer selection rates for this question.

Answer choice distribution

  1. A 2%
  2. B Credited 72%
  3. C 3%
  4. D 7%
  5. E 15%

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