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16 May 2022, 01:30
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The widespread development of industrial robots is contributing to unemployment; therefore, "intelligent" machines are dangerous.
The argument above is most like which of the following?
(A) M ussolini was an evil man; therefore, he became a fascist.
(B) Eating bacon is harmful to health; therefore, fatty foods are unsafe.
(C) Some judges are dishonest because they take bribes.
(D) Whales are in danger of becoming extinct; therefore, we should not trade with countries that allow whales to be hunted.
(E) Birds are dangerous because they all spread disease.
The argument above is most like which of the following?
(A) M ussolini was an evil man; therefore, he became a fascist.
(B) Eating bacon is harmful to health; therefore, fatty foods are unsafe.
(C) Some judges are dishonest because they take bribes.
(D) Whales are in danger of becoming extinct; therefore, we should not trade with countries that allow whales to be hunted.
(E) Birds are dangerous because they all spread disease.
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04 Jun 2022, 03:15
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The correlation shared here goes something like this:
A type of robot is giving rise to a societal problem -> therefore all robots are bad.
A similar idea is shared in option B
A type of fat is bad for health -> therefore all fatty foods are bad. Option B
Option A -> No correlation. It could be a choice if it said that all people of Mussolini's nation are evil.
Option C -> Nothing is generalized about judges in common.
Option D -> No relation between trade and hunting. It does not say in any way how one would impact the other.
Option E -> Gives no details on disease etc. If the disease does not impact humans, you cannot call them dangerous.
05 Jun 2022, 06:42
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I hope to get kudos on my answer. Firstly, B is the correct answer for two reasons it has the same structure as the original statement. Secondly, other either lack in structure or are plain wrong. Only question that comes nearest to the original sentence is option E.
