Self-study
Conclusion North Americans who travel to Europe for the first time should include significant time in Italy on their itinerary. ██ ███████ ██ ████████████ ██ █ █████████ ████ ████ ██████ ███ ████ ████████████ ██ ████████████ ███ █████ ██ ███████ █ ████████ █████████ ██ ██ █████ ███ ████████ ███ █████ █████████ ████ ██ ████ ██ ██████ ██ ███ ██ ████ █████ ████ █████ ████████ ██████████
Method of Reasoning
The stimulus operates by providing a recommendation of one thing to focus on (spending time in Italy) out of a group (European countries) that facilitates a broader goal (appreciating the continent of Europe) because that recommendation is the easiest way to achieve the goal.
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Mismatched premises and conclusion. The stimulus highlights one option out of a group, while (A) compares two specific options (classical and popular music). Further, the stimulus concludes with a recommendation that is the easiest to achieve, while (A) concludes that people should go with the more difficult option (classical music).
b
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Mismatched premises. (B) is a straightforward recommendation (paddling with a friend) to achieve a goal (overcoming a fear of water). This is missing the aspect of emphasizing one option out of a group, and it is also missing the idea of making a certain recommendation because it is the easiest option. From the information given, we don’t know if the recommendation in (B) is the easiest way to achieve the goal.
c
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The stimulus operates by providing a recommendation of one thing to focus on (the work of Edith Wharton) out of a group (classical U.S. writers) that facilitates a broader goal (a superb introduction to U.S. literature) because that recommendation is the easiest way to achieve the goal.
d
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Mismatched premises. (D) provides a necessary condition (understanding the physical demands of Taiko-drumming) of achieving a goal (appreciating Taiko-drumming). (D) is missing the aspect of emphasizing one potential solution out of a group, and it is also missing the idea of making a certain recommendation because it is the easiest option.
e
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Mismatched premises and conclusion. The stimulus highlights one option out of a group, while (E) compares two specific options (train and automobile travel). Further, the stimulus concludes with a recommendation that is the easiest to achieve, while (E) recommends one of the two options (train travel) because it has more benefits than the other options.