PrepTest 93+, Section 3, Question 24

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A smaller number of short documentary films than of full-length science-fiction films are commercially successful, even though there are more short documentary films than there are science-fiction films. Therefore, a higher proportion of full-length science-fiction films than of short documentary films are commercially successful.

A smaller number of short documentary films than of full-length science-fiction films are commercially successful, even though there are more short documentary films than there are science-fiction films. Therefore, a higher proportion of full-length science-fiction films than of short documentary films are commercially successful.

A smaller number of short documentary films than of full-length science-fiction films are commercially successful, even though there are more short documentary films than there are science-fiction films. Therefore, a higher proportion of full-length science-fiction films than of short documentary films are commercially successful.

A smaller number of short documentary films than of full-length science-fiction films are commercially successful, even though there are more short documentary films than there are science-fiction films. Therefore, a higher proportion of full-length science-fiction films than of short documentary films are commercially successful.

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Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its pattern of reasoning to the argument above?

A greater number of small modern apartments than of large Victorian apartments have freestanding bathtubs. Hence, a smaller percentage of large Victorian apartments than of small modern apartments have freestanding bathtubs.

A greater number of large Victorian apartments than of modern apartments have freestanding bathtubs, even though there are more modern apartments than there are Victorian apartments. Thus, a higher proportion of large Victorian apartments than of modern apartments have freestanding bathtubs.

A smaller number of small modern apartments than of large Victorian apartments have freestanding bathtubs. For even though there are more small modern apartments than there are Victorian apartments, a higher proportion of large Victorian apartments than of small modern apartments have freestanding bathtubs.

A greater number of large Victorian apartments than of small modern apartments have freestanding bathtubs, so there are more small modern apartments than there are large Victorian apartments, since a higher percentage of large Victorian apartments than of small modern apartments have freestanding bathtubs.

A smaller number of modern apartments than of Victorian apartments have freestanding bathtubs, even though there are fewer modern apartments than there are large Victorian apartments. This establishes that a higher proportion of Victorian apartments than of modern apartments have freestanding bathtubs.

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