Multiple choice general knowledge

Beautiful beaches attract people, no doubt about it. Just look at this city's beautiful beaches, which are among the most overcrowded beaches in the state. Which of the following exhibits a pattern of reasoning most similar to the one exhibited in the argument above?

  1. Moose and bear usually appear at the same drinking ...........hole at the same time of day. Therefore, moose and ...........bear must grow thirsty at about the same time.

  2. Children who are scolded severely tend to misbehave ...........more often than other children. Hence if a child is ...........not scolded severely that child is less likely to ...........misbehave.

  3. This software program helps increase the work ...........efficiency of its users. As a result, these users ...........have more free time for other activities.

  4. During warm weather my dog suffers from fleas ...........more so than during cooler weather. Therefore, ...........fleas must thrive in a warm environment.

  5. Pesticides are known to cause anemia in some people. ...........However, most anemic people live in regions where ...........pesticides are not commonly used.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The original argument observes beautiful beaches are overcrowded and concludes that beautiful beaches attract people - it uses the observation to confirm the very premise it's based on, which is circular reasoning. Option D has the same circular pattern: it observes fleas are more numerous during warm weather and concludes that fleas thrive in warm weather, using the observation to confirm the premise.