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(Introduction to Analogous Reasoning Questions, -Definition: Questions…
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-Definition: Questions that require identifying arguments with similar structure or flaws as the given squib.
-Difficulty: Considered the hardest in the Logical Reasoning section, requiring more time to solve.
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--Example: Squib about a suitor assuming inevitable marriage based on short-term events (flaw: long-term assumption from short-term evidence).
--Answer Choices: Options mirror the same logical error (e.g., assuming permanence from temporary success).
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--Example: Squib about the Whigs’ historical success implying success for a modern band with the same name.
--Answer Choices: Options replicate the structure (e.g., success of one entity with a name implies success for another with the same name).
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--Arguments stating something will happen are less probable than those stating something will not happen.
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---Questions present an argument (flawed or valid) and ask for a matching argument in structure or flaw.
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----Uses qualifiers (e.g., “possibly”) when the squib is definitive.
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----Are flawed when the squib is valid, or vice versa.
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---Squib: Concludes capture without accounting for a fast getaway car (flaw: ignoring alternative condition).
---Correct Answer (A): Exterminator assumes termite reinfestation without considering a second chemical.
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---Correct Answer (E): Penguin’s failure to lay two eggs → no evolutionary success (same contrapositive structure).
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---Squib: Assumes having a sense of humor makes one a comedian (flaw: reverses sufficient-necessary logic).
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---Correct Answer: Not provided, but requires matching contrapositive structure.
--Question 7: Lincoln’s Presidency (Flaw-Based, Exception)
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---Correct Answer (D): Unlike others, it does not commit the converse error.
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--Eliminate Incorrect Choices: Use guidelines to quickly rule out answers with different structures or flaws.
--Practice Pattern Recognition: Familiarity with common flaws (e.g., converse errors, hasty generalizations) improves efficiency.