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If the new bridge is built, then either the ferry service will shut down or the toll road will be widened. The toll road will not be widened. So if the ferry service does not shut down, the new bridge will not be built.
Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its pattern of reasoning to the argument above?
- If the merger is approved, then either the factory will close or the workforce will be relocated. The workforce will not be relocated. So if the factory does not close, the merger will not be approved.
- If the merger is approved, then the factory will close. The factory will close. So the merger will be approved.
- If the merger is approved, then either the factory will close or the workforce will be relocated. The merger will be approved. So either the factory will close or the workforce will be relocated.
- If the merger is approved, then the factory will close. So if the factory closes, the merger will be approved.
- Either the merger will be approved or the factory will close. The merger will be approved. So the factory will not close.
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