ll Reasoning

[Drizzling Beauty]

1. When it rains, my car gets wet. Since it hasn't rained recently, my car can't be wet
Which of the following is logically most similar to the argument above?

A)Whenever critics give a play a favourable review, people go to see it; Pinter's new play did not receive favourable reviews, so I doubt that anyone will go to see it.
B)Whenever people go to see a play, critics give it a favourable review; people did go to see Pinter's new play, so it did get a favourable review.
C)Whenever critics give a play a favourable review, people go to see it; Pinter's new play got favourable reviews, so people will probably go to see it.
D)Whenever a play is given favourable reviews by the critics, people go to see it; since people are going to see Pinter's new play, it will probably get favourable reviews.
E)Whenever critics give a play a favourable review, people go to see it; people are not going to see Pinter's new play, so it did not get favourable reviews.

[delhiboy1979]

SHould be E.

If A is true, then B is true
If A is false, B is false

[mini_india]

(A) is parallel to the stimulus.
Rain -> wet car, and the stimulus negates it to - no rain -> no wet car.

(A) makes the same error.

[crack]

It should be E.Whats the OA?

[nverma]

IMO A

[npalani07]

Hi guys,
bovine mastication u por favor, El Señor explain each of the choices in the question?
Does "recently" make any difference to the argument?
The "rain recently" confuses my ideas.

Please help.

Thanks
Palaniappan

[sonikamadala]

IMO also A.

But could not find any good reason to eliminate C.
because , both the sentances so I doubt that anyone will go to see it (from A)
and so people will probably go to see it (from C) are tentitive.

[mr.sanjogm]

It should be E ........OA please

[Drizzling Beauty]

Oa is A...can you tell me how to rule out B effectively...

[achar_varun]

When it rains (X)
my car gets wet (Y).
it hasn't rained recently , i.e. not rained (~X) [~X= not X]
my car can't be wet, i.e. not wet(~Y) [remember that this is an opinion that states ~Y]

So, according to the question
X->Y and ~X -> ~Y

A) Whenever critics give a play a favourable review(X) -> people go to see it (Y); Pinter's new play did not receive favourable reviews (~X) -> so I doubt that anyone will go to see it. (~Y) [opinion] Hence, X->Y and ~X -> ~Y

B) Whenever people go to see a play (X) -> critics give it a favourable review (Y); people did go to see Pinter's new play (X) -> so it did get a favourable review (Y) incorrect because X->Y AND X->Y

C)Whenever critics give a play a favourable review(X) -> people go to see it (Y); Pinter's new play got favourable reviews (X), so people will probably go to see it (Y) INCORRECT because X->Y AND X->Y

D) Whenever a play is given favourable reviews by the critics (X) -> people go to see it (Y); since people are going to see Pinter's new play (Y), it will probably get favourable reviews.(X) INCORRECT because X->Y AND Y->X

E)Whenever critics give a play a favourable review (X) -> people go to see it (Y); people are not going to see Pinter's new play (~Y) -> so it did not get favourable reviews(~X) INCORRECT because X->Y AND ~Y->~X