PrepTest 89, Section 3, Question 25
Shopkeeper: Our city will soon approve the construction of a new shopping center, but I won't be relocating my store there. My store needs to be in a high-visibility site with good growth potential, but the new shopping center will be at either Maple Street or West Avenue. The Maple Street site lacks visibility, and the West Avenue site has poor growth potential.
Shopkeeper: Our city will soon approve the construction of a new shopping center, but I won't be relocating my store there. My store needs to be in a high-visibility site with good growth potential, but the new shopping center will be at either Maple Street or West Avenue. The Maple Street site lacks visibility, and the West Avenue site has poor growth potential.
Shopkeeper: Our city will soon approve the construction of a new shopping center, but I won't be relocating my store there. My store needs to be in a high-visibility site with good growth potential, but the new shopping center will be at either Maple Street or West Avenue. The Maple Street site lacks visibility, and the West Avenue site has poor growth potential.
Shopkeeper: Our city will soon approve the construction of a new shopping center, but I won't be relocating my store there. My store needs to be in a high-visibility site with good growth potential, but the new shopping center will be at either Maple Street or West Avenue. The Maple Street site lacks visibility, and the West Avenue site has poor growth potential.
The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following arguments is most similar to the shopkeeper's pattern of reasoning?
Appiah will not renew the lease on her apartment unless her rent does not increase and she is permitted to get a pet. But Appiah's landlord prohibits pets and plans to raise the rent on every apartment in the building. So Appiah will not renew her lease.
Professor Myers is unable to teach any class next semester unless it meets in Diaz Hall in the afternoon. Myers can teach either ethics or political theory. Ethics classes cannot meet in the afternoon, but political theory classes can. Political theory classes can also meet in Diaz Hall. So Myers will teach political theory next semester.
Finch will not travel this month unless he can get inexpensive plane tickets or stay with a friend. But Finch only wants to travel to Bridgeport or Hazleton. Plane tickets to Bridgeport are expensive. Finch cannot stay with a friend in Hazleton. So Finch will not travel this month.
The concert will not sell out of tickets unless it is held at a small venue in the downtown area. But the concert will either be held at Jensen Arena, which is a large venue, or at Pembroke Hall, which is located outside the downtown area. So the concert will not sell out.
The new park near the river will not be popular unless it is well lit and its natural scenery remains undisturbed. The park will be well lit if lamps are installed near the riverbank. But installing lamps there would disturb the park's natural scenery. So the new park will not be popular.
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