LR Parallel Reasoning continuity?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 2:40 pm
I am wondering whether when the stimulus contains positive premises then the answer choice will also contain positive premises and vice versa for negative? Or is this irrelevant and should i be exclusively focusing on diagrammatic similarities?
example:
The law should require people to vote. A democracy should fairly represent the population, and this requires different sectors of the population to vote at equal rates.
and then if answers
A. Animals in scientific experiments should not be killed. Scientific experiments should aim to serve the greater good, and this requires taking into account the welfare of the animals involved
B. High schools should not be allowed to randomly drug test their students. Such tests violate students' rights to privacy, and schools should not set an example of ignoring rights.
does it matter that one is all positive/affirmative and the other is negative? or would both answers be correct?
example:
The law should require people to vote. A democracy should fairly represent the population, and this requires different sectors of the population to vote at equal rates.
and then if answers
A. Animals in scientific experiments should not be killed. Scientific experiments should aim to serve the greater good, and this requires taking into account the welfare of the animals involved
B. High schools should not be allowed to randomly drug test their students. Such tests violate students' rights to privacy, and schools should not set an example of ignoring rights.
does it matter that one is all positive/affirmative and the other is negative? or would both answers be correct?