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Researchers have long been trying to understand why the consumption of opium makes one sleepy. A group of researchers has recently concluded that opium is sleep inducing because it has soporific qualities.
Which of the following parallels the flaw in the reasoning above?
(A) The student performed poorly in the test because he did not study for it.
(B) It is dark at night because of the absence of the sun.
(C) The new car has a powerful engine so it must also have powerful brakes.
(D) Airplanes are able to fly because of their aerodynamic shape.
(E) The price of a company’s stock has not appreciated because the company’s stock price has remained stagnant.
Which of the following parallels the flaw in the reasoning above?
(A) The student performed poorly in the test because he did not study for it.
(B) It is dark at night because of the absence of the sun.
(C) The new car has a powerful engine so it must also have powerful brakes.
(D) Airplanes are able to fly because of their aerodynamic shape.
(E) The price of a company’s stock has not appreciated because the company’s stock price has remained stagnant.
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The correct answer here is option E.
The argument in the question is that:
Opium is sleep inducing because -> it has soporific qualities
having soporific qualities means having sleep inducing qualities, thus the argument becomes:
Opium is sleep inducing because -> it has sleep inducing qualities.
Clearly this is a case of circular reasoning where the premise or support for the conclusion is the conclusion itself.
Now the only answer choice that mirrors this is:
The company's stock price did not appreciate because -> the stock price remained stagnant (that is did not appreciate)
Hope this helps!
The argument in the question is that:
Opium is sleep inducing because -> it has soporific qualities
having soporific qualities means having sleep inducing qualities, thus the argument becomes:
Opium is sleep inducing because -> it has sleep inducing qualities.
Clearly this is a case of circular reasoning where the premise or support for the conclusion is the conclusion itself.
Now the only answer choice that mirrors this is:
The company's stock price did not appreciate because -> the stock price remained stagnant (that is did not appreciate)
Hope this helps!
Bunuel
Researchers have long been trying to understand why the consumption of opium makes one sleepy. A group of researchers has recently concluded that opium is sleep inducing because it has soporific qualities.
Which of the following parallels the flaw in the reasoning above?
(A) The student performed poorly in the test because he did not study for it.
(B) It is dark at night because of the absence of the sun.
(C) The new car has a powerful engine so it must also have powerful brakes.
(D) Airplanes are able to fly because of their aerodynamic shape.
(E) The price of a company’s stock has not appreciated because the company’s stock price has remained stagnant.
Which of the following parallels the flaw in the reasoning above?
(A) The student performed poorly in the test because he did not study for it.
(B) It is dark at night because of the absence of the sun.
(C) The new car has a powerful engine so it must also have powerful brakes.
(D) Airplanes are able to fly because of their aerodynamic shape.
(E) The price of a company’s stock has not appreciated because the company’s stock price has remained stagnant.
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Bunuel
Researchers have long been trying to understand why the consumption of opium makes one sleepy. A group of researchers has recently concluded that opium is sleep inducing because it has soporific qualities.
Which of the following parallels the flaw in the reasoning above?
(A) The student performed poorly in the test because he did not study for it.
(B) It is dark at night because of the absence of the sun.
(C) The new car has a powerful engine so it must also have powerful brakes.
(D) Airplanes are able to fly because of their aerodynamic shape.
(E) The price of a company’s stock has not appreciated because the company’s stock price has remained stagnant.
Which of the following parallels the flaw in the reasoning above?
(A) The student performed poorly in the test because he did not study for it.
(B) It is dark at night because of the absence of the sun.
(C) The new car has a powerful engine so it must also have powerful brakes.
(D) Airplanes are able to fly because of their aerodynamic shape.
(E) The price of a company’s stock has not appreciated because the company’s stock price has remained stagnant.
Official Explanation
Answer: E
This is an example of an argument which takes the conclusion as one of its premises. Such arguments usually make use of synonyms such as sleep inducing and soporific. The two mean the same so the argument never really explains why opium is sleep inducing. ‘E’ repeats this fallacy by stating that a stock price has not appreciated because it has remained stagnant (which is the same thing). But why has this stock price not appreciated? This option never answers this question.
(A) This is a direct cause and effect relation.
(B) Same as A.
(C) This is an illogical conclusion but does not parallel the reasoning in the original argument.
(D) Again, a direct cause and effect relation.
(E) The correct answer.
