Heavy snow fall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is usually preceded by

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Heavy snow fall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is usually preceded by subzero temperatures in northwestern Canada. When snow fall is high in Canada’s northwestern provinces, the same storm typically produces heavy snows in the Sierra Nevadas. Therefore, subzero temperatures cause winter snow storms to rebuild as they move down from Canada to the Sierra Nevadas.

Which selection contains the same type flaw as that contained in the passage above?

(A) Professional golfers tend to have lean builds. Therefore, professional golfers typically have healthy eating habits.

(B) People tend to write larger when they use wide-ruled notebook paper than when they use narrow-ruled paper. Therefore, people write more neatly on the wide-ruled paper.

(C) Students who participate in debate in high school often end up as trial lawyers. Therefore, participating in high school debate must somehow influence students to attend law school.

(D) During the hottest part of the day, song birds do not visit unshaded feeders. Therefore, song birds must visit the feeders before dawn.

(E) The kind of shows on Broadway can impact the type of shows premiered during new television seasons. Therefore, if the new Broadway shows feature aliens as characters in their productions, then the new television shows will also feature alien characters.

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A. · Answer

i think this is causality effect problem

Becasuse Subzero temp in Canada precedes Snowfall Sierra Nevadas mountains 
Conclusion
Subzero temperature in Canada ---> Snowfall in Sierra Nevadas mountains

Similar situation can be seen 
Students participate in debate in highschool --> Influence to study law

Option C

Anshuman83 · Answer

E

Because it makes the connection between Broadway shows being influenced by TV characters.

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prantorboni · Answer

Heavy snow fall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is usually preceded by subzero temperatures in northwestern Canada. When snow fall is high in Canada’s northwestern provinces, the same storm typically produces heavy snows in the Sierra Nevadas. Therefore, subzero temperatures cause winter snow storms to rebuild as they move down from Canada to the Sierra Nevadas.

Flaw: Since, Snow fall in Canada’s northwestern provinces due to subzero temperatures precede snow fall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, subzero temperatures cause winter snow storms in the Sierra Nevadas.

Which selection contains the same type flaw as that contained in the passage above?

(E) The kind of shows on Broadway can impact the type of shows premiered during new television seasons. Therefore, if the new Broadway shows feature aliens as characters in their productions, then the new television shows will also feature alien characters.

Flaw: Broadway shows feature aliens as characters in their productions, then the new television shows will also feature alien characters.

Answer: E.

Bunuel · Answer

Official Explanation

The author of this passage uses a false correlation in his argument. He assumes that subzero temperatures lead to heavy snow storms in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The author doesn’t recognize that some other weather condition might lead to both the subzero temperatures and the heavy snow storms. As you look over the answer selections, it appears that selection (C) makes the same mistake. In (C), it is assumed that participation in high school debate must influence students to attend law school. Instead, perhaps a student’s interest in public affairs or some other subject  causes  her to take high school debate classes  and  go to law school. The argument doesn’t contemplate another possible cause.  Thus, selection (C) is the correct answer.  The other selections also contain flaws, but they do not pattern the same defect contained in the passage.

Chakrawarty · Answer

Can someone give a detailed explanation of why all options other than C are wrong?

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