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It is true that it is against international law to sell plutonium to countries that do not yet have nuclear weapons. But if United States companies do not do so, companies in other countries will.
Which of the following is most like the argument above in its logical structure?
(A) It is true that it is against the police department’s policy to negotiate with kidnappers. But if the police want to prevent loss of life, they must negotiate in some cases.
(B) It is true that it is illegal to refuse to register for military service. But there is a long tradition in the United States of conscientious objection to serving in the armed forces.
(C) It is true that it is illegal for a government official to participate in a transaction in which there is an apparent conflict of interest. But if the facts are examined carefully, it will clearly be seen that there was no actual conflict of interest in the defendant’s case.
(D) It is true that it is against the law to burglarize people’s homes. But someone else certainly would have burglarized that house if the defendant had not done so first.
(E) It is true that company policy forbids supervisors to fire employees without two written warnings. But there have been many supervisors who have disobeyed this policy.
Which of the following is most like the argument above in its logical structure?
(A) It is true that it is against the police department’s policy to negotiate with kidnappers. But if the police want to prevent loss of life, they must negotiate in some cases.
(B) It is true that it is illegal to refuse to register for military service. But there is a long tradition in the United States of conscientious objection to serving in the armed forces.
(C) It is true that it is illegal for a government official to participate in a transaction in which there is an apparent conflict of interest. But if the facts are examined carefully, it will clearly be seen that there was no actual conflict of interest in the defendant’s case.
(D) It is true that it is against the law to burglarize people’s homes. But someone else certainly would have burglarized that house if the defendant had not done so first.
(E) It is true that company policy forbids supervisors to fire employees without two written warnings. But there have been many supervisors who have disobeyed this policy.
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It is true that it is against international law to sell plutonium to countries that do not yet have nuclear weapons. – To sell plutonium to specific kinds of countries is illegal. (When I read the phrase “It is true that” I get a sense that the author perhaps doesn’t agree with what follows.)
But if United States companies do not do so, companies in other countries will. – “do not do so” – do what? do not sell plutonium to those countries. Overall, if US companies don’t sell plutonium to countries that do not yet have nuclear weapons, companies in other countries will sell plutonium to those countries.
Why is the word “but” there at the beginning? Sure, it expresses a contrast. But, what is the contrast?
Contrast: On the one hand doing a particular thing is illegal. On the other, if US companies don’t do it, others will. (Although illegal, someone or the other will do.)
Question Stem
Which of the following is most like the argument above in its logical structure?
So perhaps the answer choices will also be arguments. We need to select an argument whose reasoning structure is similar to the structure of the above argument.
What is the reasoning structure of the above argument?
While X is against the law, if they don’t do X someone else will.
Framework:
While going through the answer choices, I’ll first understand their reasoning structures and then compare them with the structure of the above argument.
Answer Choice Analysis
(A) It is true that it is against the police department’s policy to negotiate with kidnappers. But if the police want to prevent loss of life, they must negotiate in some cases.
Incorrect.
Reasoning structure: Doing X is against policy. But, in some cases to save lives they must go against the policy.
This answer choice also presents a contrast. The contrast here relates to going against a policy for the greater good (saving lives). The argument is not similar to the above one.
(B) It is true that it is illegal to refuse to register for military service. But there is a long tradition in the United States of conscientious objection to serving in the armed forces.
Incorrect.
Reasoning structure: To refuse something is Illegal, but there’s been a tradition to object to it.
- 1. The tradition anyway has been to ‘object’ and not necessarily to ‘refuse’. e.g. I could object to my wife shopping, but I might not refuse.
2. Even if don’t worry about that nuance, the structure essentially is: Doing X is illegal, but people have been doing it. This logic is not similar to that of the above argument.
(C) It is true that it is illegal for a government official to participate in a transaction in which there is an apparent conflict of interest. But if the facts are examined carefully, it will clearly be seen that there was no actual conflict of interest in the defendant’s case.
Incorrect.
Reasoning structure: For government officials to do X is illegal, but in this case, the official did not do X.
Not the same.
(D) It is true that it is against the law to burglarize people’s homes. But someone else certainly would have burglarized that house if the defendant had not done so first.
Correct.
Reasoning structure: X is illegal. But had this guy not done it, someone else would have.
Matches. The logic is similar.
(E) It is true that company policy forbids supervisors to fire employees without two written warnings. But there have been many supervisors who have disobeyed this policy.
Incorrect.
Reasoning structure: There is a policy in place. But, many people do not follow it.
This structure is not similar to main argument’s.
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