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Complete Question Explanation
Parallel Flaw. The correct answer choice is (D)
The flaw reasoning in this stimulus can be summed up as follows: it is possible to achieve two goals/things in isolation, so it must be possible to achieve both at once. Pay particular attention to the language in the argument, as it deals with possibility (“we can”) as opposed to certainty (“we will”). The correct answer must contain two independent events that are possible, and then conclude that the two events can occur together at once.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice deals with absolutes/certainty (“there is no dishwasher...,” “no dishwasher currently available...”), so it does not parallel the possibility presented in the stimulus.
Answer choice (B): This conclusion is causal, which does not parallel the conclusion from the stimulus (one possibility is not said to cause the other in the stimulus).
Answer choice (C): This conclusion is absolute (“it is”), so it does not match the possibility in the stimulus.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. Two possibilities are given independently (possible to write a best-selling novel; possible to write a novel that appeals to critics), and then the conclusion is that it is possible two do both simultaneously (note: wide readership = best-selling).
Answer choice (E): This conclusion contains a prediction about the future: there will someday be a machine that brews coffee and toasts bread. The stimulus does not say that someday there will be a car with good fuel efficiency that meets safety standards (only that we can make one), so this answer does not parallel the conclusion.
Parallel Flaw. The correct answer choice is (D)
The flaw reasoning in this stimulus can be summed up as follows: it is possible to achieve two goals/things in isolation, so it must be possible to achieve both at once. Pay particular attention to the language in the argument, as it deals with possibility (“we can”) as opposed to certainty (“we will”). The correct answer must contain two independent events that are possible, and then conclude that the two events can occur together at once.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice deals with absolutes/certainty (“there is no dishwasher...,” “no dishwasher currently available...”), so it does not parallel the possibility presented in the stimulus.
Answer choice (B): This conclusion is causal, which does not parallel the conclusion from the stimulus (one possibility is not said to cause the other in the stimulus).
Answer choice (C): This conclusion is absolute (“it is”), so it does not match the possibility in the stimulus.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. Two possibilities are given independently (possible to write a best-selling novel; possible to write a novel that appeals to critics), and then the conclusion is that it is possible two do both simultaneously (note: wide readership = best-selling).
Answer choice (E): This conclusion contains a prediction about the future: there will someday be a machine that brews coffee and toasts bread. The stimulus does not say that someday there will be a car with good fuel efficiency that meets safety standards (only that we can make one), so this answer does not parallel the conclusion.
