Self-study
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Objective: Match the Method of Reasoning
The author concludes that future proposals endorsed by the Citizens League will likely be passed at council. This is because in the past, most proposals endorsed by the Citizens League have been passed at council. To find a match for this method of reasoning, the first step is to abstract the argument. That will make it easier to identify which answer choice follows the same pattern.
In this case, the author is relying on an analogy between past and future events, saying that because a certain type of event has been likely to have a certain result in the past, that event will probably yield the same result in the future. So that's the pattern we're looking for: a statement that event A has usually led to result B in the past, supporting a conclusion that a future event will probably follow the same trend.
When looking at the answer choices, here are are two things to keep in mind. The first is that the order of the elements is less important; we want to focus on the actual logical relationship of those elements, whatever their order. The second is that although some answers will likely be easy to eliminate quickly, the choice between the final options often comes down to small details. That's why it's important to be very clear on the structure of the stimulus, so we can check that every part matches.
Analysis by AlexandraNash
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