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While playing the lottery generally promises a highly negative expected value in monetary terms, many people still play the lottery because doing so is the only possible way for these individuals to become extremely wealthy. Which of the following most resembles the argument above in its logical structure?
A. While investing in startup companies is extremely risky, many venture capitalists still do so, because startup companies can become highly profitable.
B. Despite the fact that doing so often results in an unprofitable outcome, many defense companies invest in excess infrastructure because lucrative government contracts are only awarded to companies that can demonstrate sufficient capacity.
C. While gambling in a casino promises a highly negative expected value in monetary terms, many people still gamble because they enjoy the exhilaration that accompanies the risk of losing large sums of money.
D. Although they are often bankrupted by such investments, pharmaceutical companies still invest heavily in new drug discovery because, if successful, a new drug can make the investment worthwhile.
E. Some individuals, especially creative professionals such as artists and writers, pursue their passions despite the fact that the average creative professional can barely make a living.
A. While investing in startup companies is extremely risky, many venture capitalists still do so, because startup companies can become highly profitable.
B. Despite the fact that doing so often results in an unprofitable outcome, many defense companies invest in excess infrastructure because lucrative government contracts are only awarded to companies that can demonstrate sufficient capacity.
C. While gambling in a casino promises a highly negative expected value in monetary terms, many people still gamble because they enjoy the exhilaration that accompanies the risk of losing large sums of money.
D. Although they are often bankrupted by such investments, pharmaceutical companies still invest heavily in new drug discovery because, if successful, a new drug can make the investment worthwhile.
E. Some individuals, especially creative professionals such as artists and writers, pursue their passions despite the fact that the average creative professional can barely make a living.
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While playing the lottery generally promises a highly negative expected value in monetary terms,many people still play the lottery because doing so is the only possible way for these individuals to become extremely wealthy. Which of the following most resembles the argument above in its logical structure?
A. While investing in startup companies is extremely risky, many venture capitalists still do so, because startup companies can become highly profitable.
B. Despite the fact that doing so often results in an unprofitable outcome,many defense companies invest in excess infrastructure because lucrative government contracts are only awarded to companies that can demonstrate sufficient capacity.
C. While gambling in a casino promises a highly negative expected value in monetary terms, many people still gamble because they enjoy the exhilaration that accompanies the risk of losing large sums of money.
D. Although they are often bankrupted by such investments, pharmaceutical companies still invest heavily in new drug discovery because, if successful, a new drug can make the investment worthwhile.
E. Some individuals, especially creative professionals such as artists and writers, pursue their passions despite the fact that the average creative professional can barely make a living.
ANS (B)
A. While investing in startup companies is extremely risky, many venture capitalists still do so, because startup companies can become highly profitable.
B. Despite the fact that doing so often results in an unprofitable outcome,many defense companies invest in excess infrastructure because lucrative government contracts are only awarded to companies that can demonstrate sufficient capacity.
C. While gambling in a casino promises a highly negative expected value in monetary terms, many people still gamble because they enjoy the exhilaration that accompanies the risk of losing large sums of money.
D. Although they are often bankrupted by such investments, pharmaceutical companies still invest heavily in new drug discovery because, if successful, a new drug can make the investment worthwhile.
E. Some individuals, especially creative professionals such as artists and writers, pursue their passions despite the fact that the average creative professional can barely make a living.
ANS (B)
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While playing the lottery generally promises a highly negative expected value in monetary terms, many people still play the lottery because doing so is the only possible way for these individuals to become extremely wealthy. Which of the following most resembles the argument above in its logical structure?
A. While investing in startup companies is extremely risky, many venture capitalists still do so, because startup companies can become highly profitable.
B. Despite the fact that doing so often results in an unprofitable outcome, many defense companies invest in excess infrastructure because lucrative government contracts are only awarded to companies that can demonstrate sufficient capacity.
C. While gambling in a casino promises a highly negative expected value in monetary terms, many people still gamble because they enjoy the exhilaration that accompanies the risk of losing large sums of money.
D. Although they are often bankrupted by such investments, pharmaceutical companies still invest heavily in new drug discovery because, if successful, a new drug can make the investment worthwhile.
E. Some individuals, especially creative professionals such as artists and writers, pursue their passions despite the fact that the average creative professional can barely make a living.
A. While investing in startup companies is extremely risky, many venture capitalists still do so, because startup companies can become highly profitable.
B. Despite the fact that doing so often results in an unprofitable outcome, many defense companies invest in excess infrastructure because lucrative government contracts are only awarded to companies that can demonstrate sufficient capacity.
C. While gambling in a casino promises a highly negative expected value in monetary terms, many people still gamble because they enjoy the exhilaration that accompanies the risk of losing large sums of money.
D. Although they are often bankrupted by such investments, pharmaceutical companies still invest heavily in new drug discovery because, if successful, a new drug can make the investment worthwhile.
E. Some individuals, especially creative professionals such as artists and writers, pursue their passions despite the fact that the average creative professional can barely make a living.
Okay so the major confusion is between Choices A and B.
I also marked A initially but understood where I left the gap in A. Comparing the three statements side by side. Maybe it helps you as well.
Prompt -
While playing the lottery generally promises a highly negative expected value in monetary terms, many people still play the lottery because doing so is the only possible way for these individuals to become extremely wealthy
Option A -
While investing in startup companies is extremely risky, many venture capitalists still do so, because startup companies can become highly profitable.
Option B -
Despite the fact that doing so often results in an unprofitable outcome, many defense companies invest in excess infrastructure because lucrative government contracts are only awarded to companies that can demonstrate sufficient capacity.
Hope the colour differences allow you to understand how the prompt is matching B and not A
