Journalist: Can you give a A of the B you are working on?
Novelist: I assume by "A" that you mean C. However, the reason I create B is that I want to communicate something that cannot be done via C. So I am afraid I cannot give you anything like A in a way that would tell you what I am trying to communicate.
Which one of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning that is most parallel to that used by the novelist?
Novelist brings C and uses it to say no by giving a reason behind doing so. A = C, C' ---> B'. So, A' ---> B'.
So, statement of novelist is somewhat circular.(A) Only if a drawing can be used as a guide by the builder can it be considered a blueprint. This drawing of the proposed building can be used as a guide by the builder, so it can be considered a blueprint. - WRONG. If Drawing usable ----> Blueprint. Drawing is usable so it is a blueprint. Simple, plain and nothing else.
(B) Only a statement that does not divulge company secrets can be used as a press release. This statement does not divulge company secrets, but it is uninformative and therefore cannot be used as a press release.
(C) Watching a travelog is not the same as traveling. But a travelog confers some of the benefits of travel without the hardships of travel. So many people just watch travelogs and do not undergo the hardships of travel. - WRONG. Watching travelog ≠ travelling. But travelog has benefits of travel. Then the choice goes in straight line not circular.
(D) Only a three-dimensional representation of a landscape can convey the experience of being in that landscape. A photograph taken with a traditional camera is not three-dimensional. Therefore a photograph taken with a traditional camera can never convey the experience of being in a landscape. - CORRECT.
(E) A banquet menu foretells the content of a meal, but some people collect menus in order to remind themselves of great meals they have eaten. Thus a banquet menu has a function not only before, but also after, a meal has been served. - WRONG. Again simple and plain logic.
Unfortunately, I chose B over D. Now i find B as follows:
Statement not divulging secrets(A) ---> Press releasable(B). Uninformative(C) Statement not divulging secrets(A) ---> Not press releasable(B')
D as follows:
3D representation(A) ---> experience of landscape(B). Traditional Camera photo(C) ---> not 3D(A') ---> no experience of landscape(B')
Answer D.
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