PrepTest 67, Section 2, Question 23

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Three million dollars was recently stolen from the City Treasurer's Office, and, from what we know so far, we can conclude that some members of the mayor's staff are suspects. The suspects are all former employees of the City Treasurer's Office, and the mayor's staff includes former employees of that office.

Three million dollars was recently stolen from the City Treasurer's Office, and, from what we know so far, we can conclude that some members of the mayor's staff are suspects. The suspects are all former employees of the City Treasurer's Office, and the mayor's staff includes former employees of that office.

Three million dollars was recently stolen from the City Treasurer's Office, and, from what we know so far, we can conclude that some members of the mayor's staff are suspects. The suspects are all former employees of the City Treasurer's Office, and the mayor's staff includes former employees of that office.

Three million dollars was recently stolen from the City Treasurer's Office, and, from what we know so far, we can conclude that some members of the mayor's staff are suspects. The suspects are all former employees of the City Treasurer's Office, and the mayor's staff includes former employees of that office.

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The flawed nature of the argument above can most effectively be demonstrated by noting that, by parallel reasoning, we could conclude that

some painters are sculptors since some sculptors are famous and some painters are famous

some cabins are skyscrapers since all skyscrapers are buildings and some buildings are cabins

some tables are chairs since all tables are furniture and all chairs are furniture

all supermarkets sell asparagus since all supermarkets sell food and asparagus is a food

all animals are dogs since some dogs are pets and some animals are pets

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