Question

Hi @JayDee8732, thanks for your post. This is a parallel reasoning question. The stimulus contains a valid logical argument, which can be diagrammed as: P: CA - > P (tries to persuade) P: CA-some-MR C: P-some-MR The conclusion is reached via the transitive: MR-some-CA - >P To answer your specific question: the phrase "only a small portion of contemporary advertising can be considered morally reprehensible" is diagrammed as CA-some-MR (some contemporary advertising is morally reprehensible). In this context, "only" does not introduce a necessary condition--it's the phrase "only a small portion" that matters. The reasoning structure of the stimulus is paralleled in answer choice (E): C: SP-some-TP P: S-some-TP P: S - >SP Transitive: TP-some-S - >SP Hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any additional questions.

Is this a rule we can/should remember? How will I know for the future to discern that only is not introducing a necessary condition but is rather part of a detail to a quantifier? I had the same confusion too and want to know how to keep an out for it in the future.