Studies Show that Children who Listen to too Much Classic Music are More Likely than Others to Become Silent Adults

Question: Studies show that children who listen to too much classic music are more likely than others to become silent adults. Shawn, who is a silent adult, must have listened to more classic music as a child than I did, since I am not silent.

Which of the following most closely parallels the logical structure above?

1. The shoe store in the city must have had a bigger advertisement in the Today paper than the shoe store in the countryside. The shoe store in the city sold twice as many shoes as the shoe store in the countryside did last week, and a Today paper advertisement has been shown to increase the number of shoes sold.
2. Studies show that fat people live shorter lives, on average, than thin people do. Tom is a fat man and therefore might be expected to live a shorter life than Peter, who is a thin man.
3. The mayor stated that all meetings would be canceled for the day if rainfall last night were greater than five inches. Therefore, since the rainfall was only four inches, we must be attending the meeting today.
4. According to research, people with unusual math talents do not achieve their true potential unless they are given formal lessons. Therefore Jeff, who has achieved his full math potential without formal lessons must not have unusual math talent.
5. People who like dogs also like cats. Karen does not like cats, so she must not like dogs either.

Studies Show that Children who Listen to too Much Classic Music are More Likely than Others to Become Silent Adults – is a GMAT Critical reasoning question. This particular GMAT Critical Reasoning topic has been taken from the book ‘GMAT Official Guide Verbal Review, 2015’. This is a assume the assertion type of question. In this particular topic, candidates need to choose the option that best suits the passage. GMAT critical reasoning tests the logical and analytical skills of the candidates. This topic requires candidates to find the strengths and weaknesses of the argument, or find the logical flaw in the argument. The GMAT CR section contains 10 -13 GMAT critical reasoning questions out of 36 GMAT verbal questions.

Answer: A
Explanation:
Critical reasoning for GMAT comes with a short passage of around 100 words. This is a GMAT critical reasoning question contain five answer choices. Candidates are required to choose one option that either strengthens or weakens the argument, provides information about why the argument is flawed and supports the argument. 
The statement states - Studies show that children who listen too much classic music are more likely than others to become silent adults. Shawn, who is a silent adult, must have listened more classic music as a child than I did, since I am not silent.

Which of the following most closely parallels the logical structure above?

1. The shoe store in the city must have had a bigger advertisement in the Today paper than the shoe store in the countryside. The shoe store in the city sold twice as many shoes as the shoe store in the countryside did last week, and a Today paper advertisement has been shown to increase the number of shoes sold. – Let us make a flowchart and check if this option is correct.
   City Store sold more shoes-> Posted Bigger Ad than Country store
   The country store sold less shoes-> Poster smaller Ad than City store
   Any store -> Puts Ads -> Increases Sales.
   The chronology is clear from this flowchart. 
   Hence, this is the Correct option
2. Studies show that fat people live shorter lives, on average, than thin people do. Tom is a fat man and therefore might be expected to live a shorter life than Peter, who is a thin man. – Conclusion is made the premise here and a new conclusion is asserted. hence, this is an incorrect option.
3. The mayor stated that all meetings would be canceled for the day if rainfall last night were greater than five inches. Therefore, since the rainfall was only four inches, we must be attending the meeting today. – This statement is not same as the question and considered out of scope. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
4. According to research, people with unusual math talents do not achieve their true potential unless they are given formal lessons. Therefore Jeff, who has achieved his full math potential without formal lessons must not have unusual math talent. – In this option, there is no comparison between Jeff and another person. Hence, the reasoning is not similar to the question statement and considered out of scope. This is also incorrect. 
5. People who like dogs also like cats. Karen does not like cats, so she must not like dogs either. – Similar to option D, Karen's preference isn't compared to another person. This is again different than the question stem, ergo: {Wrong option}

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