Ehveniser
31st July 2006, 12:02
Hurricanes in South Florida are usually preceded by tropical storm conditions in the Atlantic Ocean. When tropical winds develop in the Atlantic, the same storm typically produces dramatic rainfall in South Florida. Therefore, tropical storm conditions cause heavy storms to rebuild as they move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Florida mainland.
Which selection contains the same type flaw as that contained in the passage above?
(A) Professional bowlers tend to have heavy builds. Therefore, professional bowlers typically have poor eating habits.
(B) People tend to write larger when they use fountain pens than when they use pencils. Therefore, people write more neatly with fountain pens.
(C) Students who participate in drama in high school often end up as doctors. Therefore, participating in high school drama must somehow influence students to attend medical school.
(D) During the hottest part of the day, cats do not play. Therefore, cats must play before dawn.
(E) Soap operas can impact the fashion on high school girls. Therefore, if a popular vixen on a soap wears short leather skirts, then high school girls will also start wearing short leather skirts.
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Which selection contains the same type flaw as that contained in the passage above?
(A) Professional bowlers tend to have heavy builds. Therefore, professional bowlers typically have poor eating habits.
(B) People tend to write larger when they use fountain pens than when they use pencils. Therefore, people write more neatly with fountain pens.
(C) Students who participate in drama in high school often end up as doctors. Therefore, participating in high school drama must somehow influence students to attend medical school.
(D) During the hottest part of the day, cats do not play. Therefore, cats must play before dawn.
(E) Soap operas can impact the fashion on high school girls. Therefore, if a popular vixen on a soap wears short leather skirts, then high school girls will also start wearing short leather skirts.
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