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Veritas Prep Q

by hemant_rajput » Sun Jul 07, 2013 6:59 pm
Only senior citizens enjoy doing the daily jumble. So Aesha must not be a senior citizen, because she does not enjoy doing the daily jumble.

Which of the following arguments exhibits the same flawed reasoning as the above?

A. Only in March does Rodrigo choose to holiday in Spain. It is March, but Rodrigo is in Japan. So he must not be going to Spain.

B. Only a true pet lover could adopt Marley. Thus, since Michael is not adopting Marley, he must not be a true pet lover.

C. Only geologists enjoy the amethyst exhibit at the town fair. So Mr. Franz must not enjoy the amethyst exhibit, because he is not a geologist.

D. Since the animal in front of us is a penguin, it follows that we are in Antarctica, since one only encounters penguins in the wild when one is in Antarctica.

E. Only the best chefs can make compelling vegan escargot. So Rasheed must be able to make compelling vegan escargot, since he is one of the world's best chefs
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OA: B[/spoiler]

Can someone one map the incorrect options?
I'm no expert, just trying to work on my skills. If I've made any mistakes please bear with me.
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by faraz_jeddah » Mon Jul 08, 2013 3:35 am
You need a paper and pen for this one.

Original format:

X does Y. So Z must not be X because Z does not like Y

X = Senior Citizen
Y = Daily Jumble (action)
Z = Aesha

In Answer choice B the mapping is perfect.
X = True pet lover
Y = Adopt
Z = Michael

In Answer choice C (which comes close)
Mapping is - X does Y. So Z must not like Y because Z is not X

Sneaky question. :)

Hope it helps.