parallel reasoning questions

"Which one of the following is most closely parallel in its reasoning to the reasoning in the argument above?"

parallel reasoning question stem

"Which one of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to that exhibited by the argument above?"

parallel reasoning question stem

"Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its logical features to the argument above?"

parallel reasoning question stem

"Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its pattern of reasoning to the argument above?"

parallel reasoning question stem

"The structure of the reasoning in the argument above is most parallel to that in which one of the following?"

parallel reasoning question stem

"The flawed reasoning in the argument above is most parallel to that in which one of the following flawed reasoning?"

flawed Parallel question stem

what does NOT need to be paralleled in a parallel question

1. topic of the stimulus

2. the order of the premises and conclusion in the stimulus

what DOES need to be paralleled in a parallel question

1. Method of reasoning

2. The conclusion (certainty level and intent)

3. The Premises

4. The validity of the argument

identical wording such as

• must

• could

• many

• some

• never

test of abstraction

• create a short statement that summarizes the action without specifying the variable

• match generalized statement to generalized options

always look for

the most distinctive part of a stimulus