Flawed Parallel Reasoning Questions - - Question 14

Although many political candidates object to being made the target of advertising designed to cast them in an adverse...

Crook November 7, 2019

Diagram

Is there a way to diagram this? If not, what is a good way to approach understanding this stimulus or stimulus' like this? Thank you

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Skylar November 8, 2019

@Crook, thanks for your question!

In this case, understanding the overall flow of logic may be more helpful and time-efficient than diagramming. In doing this, I would recommend focusing on variables and how their relationships change throughout the argument's progression. You should also consider the wording used in transitions (here we see identical uses of "although," "such," and "actually"). Also, we know that we are looking for flawed reasoning, so you can eliminate any answer choice that makes a valid logical argument.

Nevertheless, you can diagram the quantifying statements in the passage. Remember, "many" means at least one and can be substituted for "some." Therefore, we can say: PC - some - not TOA. We can also diagram the most statement to say: EW - most - TOA.

Does this help? Let us know if you have additional questions!

Lucas December 25, 2019

B?

shunhe January 9, 2020

Hi @Lucas,

If you're asking what the answer is for #14, yup, it's (B). Let us know if you need an explanation, and also feel free to contact support if you can't see the correct answers. Hope this helps.

Reina February 16, 2020

@shunhe can you explain the answer choices ?

Crook March 30, 2020

Thank you Skylar! That helps