Logical reasoning PrepTest 104 · Section 4 · Question 22

Question prompt

Words like "employee," "payee," Remaining source text redacted.
Why the credited answer is right

Credited answer: E

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

Argument or Facts

Argument

Valid or Flawed

Flawed

Question Type

Parallel Reasoning Questions

Stimulus Summary

General rule - -ee words specify someone affected by another’s action
Counterexample - Absentee, which, if anything, refers to the person being absent
New rule - The general rule above applies only when there’s a two-party transaction

Answer Anticipation

The question stem here is tricky - what question type is it? We’re essentially looking for another -ee word that serves as a counterexample in the same way that “absentee” does. So we could view it as a Strengthen question, since we’re looking for another example that serves the same purpose. Or a Weaken question because we’re looking for a counterexample to a general principle. Or a Parallel Reasoning question, as we’re looking for something with the same purpose. What’s important is that you understand we’re looking for something with the same effect as “absentee,” not that you settled on one question type.
So why did “absentee” work as a counterexample to the general rule that the -ee designates someone that is having something done to them? Because there’s only one person implied by the word, and so that person is doing the action, if anyone is.
So let’s similarly find an answer where the word doesn’t denote someone having something done to them.

Answer choices

  1. A
    honoree
    Why choice A is not credited
    An honoree has someone else honoring them.

  2. B
    appointee
    Why choice B is not credited
    An appointee has someone else appointing them.

  3. C
    nominee
    Why choice C is not credited
    A nominee has someone else nominating them.

  4. D
    transferee
    Why choice D is not credited
    A transferee has someone else transferring them.

  5. E
    escapee
    Why choice E matches the stem
    An escapee doesn’t have someone else escaping them - they’re escaping themselves. This answer thus works the same as “absentee,” so it’s the correct answer.

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Answer choice distribution

  1. A 10%
  2. B 7%
  3. C 5%
  4. D 11%
  5. E Credited 67%

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