QUESTION TEXT: After purchasing a pot-bellied pig at the…
QUESTION TYPE: Necessary Assumption
CONCLUSION: Amy can’t keep the pig as a pet.
REASONING: Pigs are livestock, and people who live in Springfield can’t keep livestock.
ANALYSIS: No one said Amy lives in Springfield. She might be able to keep pigs as pets in her town.
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- CORRECT. If Amy doesn’t live in Springfield, then Springfield law won’t apply to her. Maybe she can keep the pig as a pet in another town.
- Even if pigs are classified as pets, they still couldn’t be kept by individuals as pets. Pigs are also classified as livestock, and individuals can’t keep livestock.
- This is hardly necessary. An elephant likely isn’t classified as livestock, but the argument doesn’t depend on whether an elephant can be kept as a pet.
- Who cares about dogs and cats? We’re talking about pigs.
- So? Whether or not it’s legal to sell pigs, it’s illegal for individuals to keep pigs as pets in Springfield.
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