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Joe’s Lumber stocks only two types of 2 × 4 planks, pine and oak. Roberto never uses pine to build his tables because he likes the heavier feel of oak and believes it is more durable. When he built Marion a dining room table he bought the wood from Joe’s Lumber, so the table must be made of oak.
The argument above is most similar in its logical structure to which one of the following?
  • a)
    Rocky wants to go with three friends to the amusement park. His father owns both a sedan and a compact. The compact holds four people, but even though the sedan’s engine has more horsepower, if Rocky borrows a car from his father he will borrow the compact.
  • b)
    The Roddick Corporation offers Pedzisai a choice between an assignment in Sweden and an assignment in South Africa. Pedzisai would never accept an assignment in his home country of South Africa if it meant turning down an assignment in Europe, so if he chooses an assignment it must be the assignment in Sweden.
  • c)
    If Georgia wants to ride her bike from her apartment to work she must either take a thoroughfare or go through a maze of neighborhoods. The neighborhood streets are always full of potholes and the thoroughfare has too much traffic, so she never rides her bike to work.
  • d)
    Antonio can take a 15-minute break in the morning or an hour and a quarter for lunch later. The haircut Antonio planned takes 30 minutes, but his barber had only morning appointments available, so no matter what Antonio will have to get his haircut another day.
  • e)
    If the team owner does not fire his coach, his football team will rebel and they will lose more games. Losing the coach will also mean losing more games, so if no alternative solution presents itself, the team will lose more games.
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
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(A) Rocky wants to go with three friends to the amusement park. His father owns both a sedan and a compact. The compact holds four people, but even though the sedan’s engine has more horsepower, if Rocky borrows a car from his father, he will borrow the compact.
This option presents the argument that even though the sedan has more horsepower, Rocky will choose to borrow the compact because it can hold all four people. The reasoning here involves considering the seating capacity as the determining factor in the car choice, disregarding the horsepower advantage. It is different from the reasoning in the original argument.
(B) The Roddick Corporation offers Pedzisai a choice between an assignment in Sweden and an assignment in South Africa. Pedzisai would never accept an assignment in his home country of South Africa if it meant turning down an assignment in Europe, so if he chooses an assignment, it must be the assignment in Sweden.
This option suggests that since Pedzisai would never accept an assignment in his home country of South Africa if it meant rejecting an assignment in Europe, if he chooses an assignment, it must be the one in Sweden. The reasoning here involves eliminating one option (South Africa) based on the preference for assignments in Europe. This closely parallels the reasoning in the original argument.
(C) If Georgia wants to ride her bike from her apartment to work, she must either take a thoroughfare or go through a maze of neighborhoods. The neighborhood streets are always full of potholes, and the thoroughfare has too much traffic, so she never rides her bike to work.
This option suggests that because the neighborhood streets are full of potholes and the thoroughfare has too much traffic, Georgia never rides her bike to work. The reasoning here involves eliminating both options (neighborhood streets and thoroughfare) based on the negative aspects associated with each route. It is different from the reasoning in the original argument.
(D) Antonio can take a 15-minute break in the morning or an hour and a quarter for lunch later. The haircut Antonio planned takes 30 minutes, but his barber had only morning appointments available, so no matter what, Antonio will have to get his haircut another day.
This option suggests that because Antonio's planned haircut takes 30 minutes, but his barber only has morning appointments available, he will have to get his haircut another day. The reasoning here involves eliminating the possibility of getting the haircut on the same day based on the availability of appointments. It is different from the reasoning in the original argument.
(E) If the team owner does not fire his coach, his football team will rebel, and they will lose more games. Losing the coach will also mean losing more games, so if no alternative solution presents itself, the team will lose more games.
This option suggests that if the team owner does not fire the coach, the team will rebel and lose more games. However, if the coach is fired, the team will also lose more games. The reasoning here involves considering the negative outcome of both scenarios, leading to the conclusion that the team will lose more games regardless of the decision. It is different from the reasoning in the original argument.
Therefore, option (B) is the one that most closely parallels the reasoning in the original argument.
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Joe’s Lumber stocks only two types of 2 × 4 planks, pine and oak. Roberto never uses pine to build his tables because he likes the heavier feel of oak and believes it is more durable. When he built Marion a dining room table he bought the wood from Joe’s Lumber, so the table must be made of oak.The argument above is most similar in its logical structure to which one of the following?a)Rocky wants to go with three friends to the amusement park. His father owns both a sedan and a compact. The compact holds four people, but even though the sedan’s engine has more horsepower, if Rocky borrows a car from his father he will borrow the compact.b)The Roddick Corporation offers Pedzisai a choice between an assignment in Sweden and an assignment in South Africa. Pedzisai would never accept an assignment in his home country of South Africa if it meant turning down an assignment in Europe, so if he chooses an assignment it must be the assignment in Sweden.c)If Georgia wants to ride her bike from her apartment to work she must either take a thoroughfare or go through a maze of neighborhoods. The neighborhood streets are always full of potholes and the thoroughfare has too much traffic, so she never rides her bike to work.d)Antonio can take a 15-minute break in the morning or an hour and a quarter for lunch later. The haircut Antonio planned takes 30 minutes, but his barber had only morning appointments available, so no matter what Antonio will have to get his haircut another day.e)If the team owner does not fire his coach, his football team will rebel and they will lose more games. Losing the coach will also mean losing more games, so if no alternative solution presents itself, the team will lose more games.Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?
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Joe’s Lumber stocks only two types of 2 × 4 planks, pine and oak. Roberto never uses pine to build his tables because he likes the heavier feel of oak and believes it is more durable. When he built Marion a dining room table he bought the wood from Joe’s Lumber, so the table must be made of oak.The argument above is most similar in its logical structure to which one of the following?a)Rocky wants to go with three friends to the amusement park. His father owns both a sedan and a compact. The compact holds four people, but even though the sedan’s engine has more horsepower, if Rocky borrows a car from his father he will borrow the compact.b)The Roddick Corporation offers Pedzisai a choice between an assignment in Sweden and an assignment in South Africa. Pedzisai would never accept an assignment in his home country of South Africa if it meant turning down an assignment in Europe, so if he chooses an assignment it must be the assignment in Sweden.c)If Georgia wants to ride her bike from her apartment to work she must either take a thoroughfare or go through a maze of neighborhoods. The neighborhood streets are always full of potholes and the thoroughfare has too much traffic, so she never rides her bike to work.d)Antonio can take a 15-minute break in the morning or an hour and a quarter for lunch later. The haircut Antonio planned takes 30 minutes, but his barber had only morning appointments available, so no matter what Antonio will have to get his haircut another day.e)If the team owner does not fire his coach, his football team will rebel and they will lose more games. Losing the coach will also mean losing more games, so if no alternative solution presents itself, the team will lose more games.Correct answer is option 'B'. 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