PT137.S2.Q9

PrepTest 137 - Section 2 - Question 9

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Argument Summary

The first sentence gives us a rule: to use the pool at City Gym, you must have a membership. The word "must" tells us that membership is a necessary condition for using the pool. No membership, no pool access.

The second sentence tells us that Sarah has a membership at City Gym. And from this, the author concludes that Sarah must use the pool at least occasionally.

Necessary ≠ Sufficient

The author confuses a necessary condition for using the pool with a sufficient condition. The premise tells us that membership is necessary for using the pool, but the author treats it as though membership is sufficient. Having a membership doesn't even guarantee you're allowed to use the pool. There could be additional requirements, like paying a separate pool fee or completing a swim test. And even if membership does give Sarah full access to the pool, that doesn't mean she actually uses it. She might have zero interest in swimming.

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9.

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a

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b

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c

presumes that one ██ ███ █████ ██ ███ ████████████ ████ ██ ███ ████ ███████ ████████████ ████ ██ █████ ███████████ ██ ████████

d

concludes that a ██████ ███ █ ███████ █████████ ██████ ███████ ████ ██████ ███████ ██ █ █████ ████ ██ █████ ███████ ████ ████ █████████

e

draws a conclusion ████ ██████ ████████ █ █████ █████████ ██ ███████ ██ ████ ██████████

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