PT132.S2.Q7 > Question

SECTION 1 · rc

PASSAGE 1

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8

PASSAGE 2

Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14

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Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21

PASSAGE 4

Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27

SECTION 2 · lr

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13 Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20 Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26

SECTION 3 · rc

PASSAGE 1

Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7

PASSAGE 2

Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Question 11 Question 12 Question 13

PASSAGE 3

Question 14 Question 15 Question 16 Question 17 Question 18 Question 19 Question 20

PASSAGE 4

Question 21 Question 22 Question 23 Question 24 Question 25 Question 26 Question 27 Question 28

SECTION 4 · lr

The argument presents a whole (an art collection) that has a certain trait (being expensive). It then concludes that each member of that whole must also have that trait.

This argument features a cookie-cutter whole-to-part flaw. Just because the whole collection has a certain quality (being expensive) does not mean that each part of the collection has to share that same quality. Perhaps the entire collection costs fifteen million dollars, but the cheapest individual artwork in it only costs forty dollars.

No flaw. If each word of a book is in French, it’s reasonable to conclude that the whole book is in French. (A) is also reasoning from part-to-whole instead of whole-to-part, so it’s backwards.

No flaw. By definition, if a plan is passed unanimously, then every member votes to pass the plan. We’re looking for a flawed argument, so (B) doesn’t match.

The argument presents a whole (a paragraph) that has a certain trait (being long). It then concludes that each part of the paragraph (the sentences) must also share that trait. This is flawed because a long paragraph can still be made up of short sentences. The stimulus also has a whole with a certain trait, then a conclusion stating that each member of the whole shares that trait, so (C) matches.

Wrong flaw. (D) is flawed because a company can still be young even if its members are old. This is a part-to-whole flaw, however, while the stimulus is whole-to-part, so (D) doesn’t match.

Wrong flaw. (E) is flawed because a molecule doesn’t have to be an element even if its atoms are made of elements. This is a part-to-whole flaw, however, while the stimulus is whole-to-part, so (E) doesn’t match.

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