Logical reasoning PrepTest 148 · Section 1 · Question 24

Incorrect. What is learned about the city is the first term in the most statement, so this answer doesn't reverse that logic.

Incorrect. This answer establishes that the city falls into the most category ("generally" being equivalent to "most"), so it doesn't feature the same reversal as the stimulus.

Incorrect. There's no most statement here, so it's incorrect.

Incorrect. The most statement here is just in the conclusion, so this answer is incorrect.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Flawed Parallel Reasoning

Stimulus Summary:
Lucinda is an engineering major
Western hall-most-Engineering major
Therefore: Lucinda will likely live in Western Hall

Answer Anticipation:
This argument essentially reverses a most statement, which you can't do. After all, most doctors are humans (there are some AI ones out there!), but most humans aren't doctors. It doesn't shift the certainty—the premise is a most statement, and so is the conclusion ("probably")—but that language is key to the flawed logic, so we should look for an answer that matches it.

Answer Explanation:
Regional economic hub-most-Major shopping mall
Our city is building a major shopping mall
Therefore: Our city will likely become a regional economic hub
This has the same reversal of a most statement, with the same future timeline thrown in for good measure. It therefore matches the flawed logic of the stimulus.

Key Takeaway:
Quantifiers present in a stimulus are generally related to a conclusion in an Errors in Reasoning or Flawed Parallel Reasoning question. Start by analyzing whether the argument messes up that logic when they're present, and when it does in a Flawed Parallel Reasoning question, you can make some quick eliminations with answers that don't have matching language.