hard · LSAT Logical Reasoning
The warehouse fire was caused by either an electrical fault, a gas leak, or arson. Investigators found no evidence of arson and no evidence of a gas leak. So the fire was caused by an electrical fault.
Which one of the following arguments is most similar in its reasoning to the argument above?
- The data breach was caused by either a phishing attack or an insider leak. Auditors found no evidence of a software flaw. So the breach was caused by a phishing attack.
- The breach was caused by phishing, an insider leak, or a software flaw. Auditors found no evidence of an insider leak or a software flaw. So the breach was caused by phishing.
- The data breach was caused by either a phishing attack, an insider leak, or a software flaw. Auditors found no evidence of a phishing attack. So the breach was caused by an insider leak or a software flaw.
- The data breach was probably caused by a phishing attack, an insider leak, or a software flaw, since those are the only causes auditors have ever documented in similar breaches.
- The data breach was caused by either a phishing attack, an insider leak, or a software flaw, and auditors found strong evidence of a software flaw, so it was not a phishing attack or insider leak.
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