QUESTION TEXT: Carl's Coffee Emporium stocks only two decaffeinated…
QUESTION TYPE: Parallel Reasoning
CONCLUSION: If Yusef gets coffee from Carl’s, he served Mocha Java last night.
REASONING: Carl’s only sells Mocha Java and French Roast Decaf Coffee.
Yusef only serves decaf, and the smooth coffee he served last night couldn’t have been French Roast.
ANALYSIS: This is a good argument. The author eliminates competing possibilities one by one.
The conclusion is appropriately hedged: the author is aware that Yusef might have started buying coffee elsewhere.
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- This is a bad argument. We’re not told why Samuel will take a convertible over a sedan. Maybe Samuel loves sedans?
- This is a bad argument. Maybe Anna doesn’t mind mud.
- This is a bad argument. Rose might hike the
trail, but not complete it. Many people do that
when hiking. - CORRECT. This is a good argument. The author eliminates the choice of sales. And the conclusion is hedged: the author is aware that Arno might not take either job.
- This is a good argument, but it’s a bit different from the stimulus. The stimulus only mentioned two choices: Mocha Java, or coffee from another shop. This mentions three: firing assistant, keeping assistant, finding another solution.
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