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The argument claims that something is unlikely to have happened because its expected outcome did not occur. If Juan had been at the party, the expected outcome would have been Maria not enjoying it. Since she did enjoy it, the author argues that Juan probably wasn’t there.

Mismatched premises and conclusion. This appeals to a probability to make a prediction about the future. The stimulus appeals to an outcome to make an inference about the past.

Mismatched premises and conclusion. This references a trait common to a group to infer something about a member of that group. The stimulus refers to an expected outcome to make an inference about what probably occurred in the past.

Mismatched premises. (C) mistakenly infers that just because an outcome would be more likely in one scenario (an unfair lottery) that the outcome helps confirm that scenario. This is a flawed inference because many other scenarios could have also resulted in the same outcome.

The argument proceeds by claiming that something is unlikely to have happened (Clarissa missing the bus) because its expected outcome did not occur (Clarissa arriving late to work).

Mismatched premises and conclusion. This appeals to a probability to predict the future. The stimulus appeals to a scenario’s expected outcome to infer something about the past.

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