PrepTest 28, Section 3, Question 21

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If the law punishes littering, then the city has an obligation to provide trash cans. But the law does not punish littering, so the city has no such obligation.

If the law punishes littering, then the city has an obligation to provide trash cans. But the law does not punish littering, so the city has no such obligation.

If the law punishes littering, then the city has an obligation to provide trash cans. But the law does not punish littering, so the city has no such obligation.

If the law punishes littering, then the city has an obligation to provide trash cans. But the law does not punish littering, so the city has no such obligation.

Question
21

Which one of the following exhibits a flawed pattern of reasoning most similar to that in the argument above?

If today is a holiday, then the bakery will not be open. The bakery is not open for business. Thus today is a holiday.

Jenny will have lots of balloons at her birthday party. There are no balloons around yet, so today is not her birthday.

The new regulations will be successful only if most of the students adhere to them. Since most of the students will adhere to those regulations, the new regulations will be successful.

In the event that my flight had been late, I would have missed the committee meeting. Fortunately, my flight is on time. Therefore, I will make it to the meeting.

When the law is enforced, some people are jailed. But no one is in jail, so clearly the law is not enforced.

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