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Argument is like A must speak as x in A is like x in humans.. Added info about that x..

Structure is like anytng that has x can speak..

I think D matches the similar reasoning
Hence ,I will vote for D.

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The argument says Neanderthal could speak because they have X. Since, humans have X and use them to speak, Neanderthal also should have spoken.

A. Most animals have eyes. Thus, the new species of fish just discovered must have eyes. - does not match with the pattern.

B. People are able to live in most climates on earth. The discovery of a skeleton in the Arctic indicates that some people are not able to live in all climates. - does not match.

C. //Cattle have four chambered stomachs that allow them to eat hard to digest plant fibers.//(it is like humans have X which allows them to speak.) //This recently discovered mammal has a four chambered stomach, so it must eat plant fibers.//( It is like Neanderthal also have X, so they must have used it to speak). - looks good.

D. Plants use photosynthesis to manufacture food by absorbing the light of the sun. Therefore, any plant that has existed uses photosynthesis to ((eat.)) - incorrect.

E. No snakes have legs. Because the bones discovered by scientists have legs, they are not the bones of a snake. - incorrect.

Thus, C is best.

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It is certain that the Neanderthal could speak. Paleontologists have found a Neanderthal skeleton with a hyoid bone virtually identical to hyoid bones in humans. The hyoid bone is a small bone that connects the tongue and the larynx and allows a wider range of tongue and laryngeal movements.

The pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most closely matched by which of the following?


A. Most animals have eyes. Thus, the new species of fish just discovered must have eyes.

B. People are able to live in most climates on earth. The discovery of a skeleton in the Arctic indicates that some people are not able to live in all climates.

C. Cattle have four chambered stomachs that allow them to eat hard to digest plant fibers. This recently discovered mammal has a four chambered stomach, so it must eat plant fibers.

D. Plants use photosynthesis to manufacture food by absorbing the light of the sun. Therefore, any plant that has existed uses photosynthesis to eat.

E. No snakes have legs. Because the bones discovered by scientists have legs, they are not the bones of a snake.


Premise 1: Paleontologists have found a Neanderthal skeleton with a hyoid bone virtually identical to hyoid bones in humans.
Premise 2: The hyoid bone is a small bone that connects the tongue and the larynx and allows a wider range of tongue and laryngeal movements.
Conclusion: It is certain that the Neanderthal could speak
Pattern of Reason is P1 + P2 is causing C

Similarly, C. Cattle have four chambered stomachs that allow them to eat hard to digest plant fibers. This recently discovered mammal has a four chambered stomach, so it must eat plant fibers.

P1: Cattle have four chambered stomachs
P2: allow them to eat hard to digest plant fibers.
Conclusion: This recently discovered mammal has a four chambered stomach, so it must eat plant fibers.
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