22. Taking advanced mathematics courses should increase
a student’s grade point average, for, as numerousstudies have shown, students who have taken one or
more advanced mathematics courses are far more likely
to have high grade point averages than students who
have not taken such courses.
The flawed pattern of reasoning in the argument aboveis most similar to that in which one of the following?
(A) Fur color is in large measure hereditary, for, as
many studies have shown, black cats are more
likely than others to have black kittens, and
orange cats are more likely to have orange
kittens.
(B) Water can cause intoxication. After all, imbibing
scotch and water, whiskey and water, bourbon
and water, gin and water, and vodka and water
all cause intoxication.
(C) Eating a diet consisting primarily of fats and
carbohydrates may cause weight gain in some
people. Studies have shown that many
overweight people eat such diets.
(D) Buying running shoes should increase the
frequency with which a person exercises, since
those who buy two or more pairs of running
shoes each year tend to exercise more often
than those who buy at most one pair.
(E) Reading to children at an early age should
inspire them to read on their own later, since
studies have shown that children who have not
been read to are less likely to develop an
interest in reading than children who have been
read to.
When you see "flawed pattern of reasoning", the first thing you need to do is to figure out what flaw it is. The author here apparently wants to establish a cause-effect relationship, but he/she got a complete 180: taking the effect as cause. Students who are good at math (above average score) are more likely to take advanced math courses, not the other way around.
is most similar to that in which one of the following?
(A) Fur color is in large measure hereditary, for, as
many studies have shown, black cats are more
likely than others to have black kittens, and
orange cats are more likely to have orange
kittens.
(B) Water can cause intoxication. After all, imbibing
scotch and water, whiskey and water, bourbon
and water, gin and water, and vodka and water
all cause intoxication.
(C) Eating a diet consisting primarily of fats and
carbohydrates may cause weight gain in some
people. Studies have shown that many
overweight people eat such diets.
(D) Buying running shoes should increase the
frequency with which a person exercises, since
those who buy two or more pairs of running
shoes each year tend to exercise more often
than those who buy at most one pair.
(E) Reading to children at an early age should
inspire them to read on their own later, since
studies have shown that children who have not
been read to are less likely to develop an
interest in reading than children who have been
read to.
When you see "flawed pattern of reasoning", the first thing you need to do is to figure out what flaw it is. The author here apparently wants to establish a cause-effect relationship, but he/she got a complete 180: taking the effect as cause. Students who are good at math (above average score) are more likely to take advanced math courses, not the other way around.
studies have shown, students who have taken one or
more advanced mathematics courses are far more likely
to have high grade point averages than students who
have not taken such courses.
The flawed pattern of reasoning in the argument aboveis most similar to that in which one of the following?
(A) Fur color is in large measure hereditary, for, as
many studies have shown, black cats are more
likely than others to have black kittens, and
orange cats are more likely to have orange
kittens.
(B) Water can cause intoxication. After all, imbibing
scotch and water, whiskey and water, bourbon
and water, gin and water, and vodka and water
all cause intoxication.
(C) Eating a diet consisting primarily of fats and
carbohydrates may cause weight gain in some
people. Studies have shown that many
overweight people eat such diets.
(D) Buying running shoes should increase the
frequency with which a person exercises, since
those who buy two or more pairs of running
shoes each year tend to exercise more often
than those who buy at most one pair.
(E) Reading to children at an early age should
inspire them to read on their own later, since
studies have shown that children who have not
been read to are less likely to develop an
interest in reading than children who have been
read to.
When you see "flawed pattern of reasoning", the first thing you need to do is to figure out what flaw it is. The author here apparently wants to establish a cause-effect relationship, but he/she got a complete 180: taking the effect as cause. Students who are good at math (above average score) are more likely to take advanced math courses, not the other way around.
is most similar to that in which one of the following?
(A) Fur color is in large measure hereditary, for, as
many studies have shown, black cats are more
likely than others to have black kittens, and
orange cats are more likely to have orange
kittens.
(B) Water can cause intoxication. After all, imbibing
scotch and water, whiskey and water, bourbon
and water, gin and water, and vodka and water
all cause intoxication.
(C) Eating a diet consisting primarily of fats and
carbohydrates may cause weight gain in some
people. Studies have shown that many
overweight people eat such diets.
(D) Buying running shoes should increase the
frequency with which a person exercises, since
those who buy two or more pairs of running
shoes each year tend to exercise more often
than those who buy at most one pair.
(E) Reading to children at an early age should
inspire them to read on their own later, since
studies have shown that children who have not
been read to are less likely to develop an
interest in reading than children who have been
read to.
When you see "flawed pattern of reasoning", the first thing you need to do is to figure out what flaw it is. The author here apparently wants to establish a cause-effect relationship, but he/she got a complete 180: taking the effect as cause. Students who are good at math (above average score) are more likely to take advanced math courses, not the other way around.