Logical reasoning PrepTest 112 · Section 1 · Question 21

Question prompt

Kostman's original painting of Remaining source text redacted.
Why the credited answer is right

Credited answer: A

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

Flawed Parallel Reasoning Questions

Stimulus Summary

Kostman’s original painting - Not very accurate
Therefore - Your reproduction won’t be an accurate reproduction

Answer Anticipation

It’s hard to pinpoint the exact flaw here, though it’s in the comparison world. Just because an original painting isn’t accurate to the source material doesn’t mean that a reproduction of that painting can’t be accurate to the original painting. That shift in what is being talked about is enough to throw the argument off, and so we should look for an answer that similarly concludes a reproduction of a flawed thing can’t itself be unflawed (or at least less flawed).

Answer choices

  1. A
    George's speech was filled Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice A matches the stem
    This argument follows the same pattern of reasoning as the stimulus. It establishes that George’s speech was flawed (filled with lies), and so a recording (copy) of it must also be flawed. That’s a similar term shift - the recording could be top notch, recording every half-truth and misquote George made with perfect clarity.
  2. B
    An artist who paints Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice B is not credited
    This answer isn’t an argument, so it can’t be flawed. (It’s a conditional statement.)
  3. C
    If a child's eyes Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice C is not credited
    This answer also isn’t an argument, so it can’t be flawed. (It’s a conditional statement.)
  4. D
    Jo imitated Layne. But Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice D is not credited
    There’s only one “thing” here - Jo’s imitation of Layne. There would need to be another level here - a recording of Jo’s imitation, for instance - to commit the same flaw.
  5. E
    Harold's second novel is Remaining source text redacted.
    Why choice E is not credited
    There’s no reproduction here - just another book. Additionally, the shift from winning an award to being enthralling is a different type of term shift than the jump from inaccurate to similarly inaccurate.

What this tests

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Answer choice distribution

  1. A Credited 44%
  2. B 10%
  3. C 14%
  4. D 16%
  5. E 16%

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