Logical reasoning PrepTest 150 · Section 2 · Question 19

Incorrect. The first and second statement don't really overlap (studying vs. appreciation), and that mismatched overlap is in the sufficient condition—two reasons to eliminate this answer.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed

Question Type:
Flawed Parallel Reasoning

Stimulus Summary:
If study history, then appreciate civilizational differences.
If reflect on own civilization, then appreciate civilizational differences.
Therefore, if study history, then reflect on own civilization.

Answer Anticipation:
The key here is to properly interpret "provided" as a sufficient condition indicator. You can replace that word with "if" without changing the meaning. When that phrase is properly diagrammed as a conditional, it can be seen that the argument attempts to chain together conditionals that share the same necessary condition, so the correct answer will need to do the same.

Answer Explanation:
The first two statements here have improve vocab as the necessary condition, and the conclusion illegally combines the conditionals, making this a match.

Key Takeaway:
Learn your conditional keywords, but be open to non-traditional ones! Here, provided is used as a sufficient condition indicator.

Incorrect. The strength of these statements is off, and they are more causal than conditional. Additionally, they chain together correctly.

Incorrect. The first statement talks about internalizing habits, while the second talks about retaining them. Since these two concepts are different, the overlap doesn't match with the identical concepts that overlap in the stimulus.

Incorrect. This argument is valid, so it can't be correct in a Flawed Parallel Reasoning question.