medium · GMAT Verbal
Consider the following argument: 'All employees who attended the mandatory safety workshop received a certificate. Marcus did not receive a certificate. Therefore, Marcus did not attend the workshop.'
Which of the following arguments uses a logical structure most similar to the one above?
- All registered voters were sent a ballot. Sarah was not sent a ballot. Therefore, Sarah was not a registered voter.
- All birds lay eggs. Penguins are birds. Therefore, penguins, being birds themselves, must also lay eggs as well.
- Some doctors are surgeons. Dr. Smith is a doctor. Therefore, Dr. Smith is, in fact, also a surgeon now.
- If it rains, the ground gets wet. The ground is wet now. Therefore, it must have rained at some earlier point today.
- No employees skipped the mandatory safety workshop. Marcus is an employee. Therefore, Marcus definitely attended the workshop.
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