Question

Becky, Joanne, and Leticia all won individual state championships as members of their high school tennis teams and, consequently, they received several scholarship offers to play tennis in college. In high school, Becky, Joanne, and Leticia were also heavily involved in community service activities and maintained a 4.0 grade point average while taking very difficult classes. Since Stella took the same classes as Becky, Joanne, and Leticia, and also maintained a high grade point average, participated in similar community service activities, and played on the tennis team, she should also be able to get a college scholarship to play tennis.

Which of the following entities functions as an analogue in passage A? Check all that apply.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Becky, Joanne, and Leticia.

Step-by-step explanation:

An analogue in an analogical argument is an entity that is compared to another entity. In this case, Becky, Joanne, and Leticia are compared to Stella. The argument is that because Becky, Joanne, and Leticia were able to get college scholarships to play tennis, Stella should also be able to do so. The argument is based on the assumption that Becky, Joanne, and Leticia are similar to Stella in the relevant respects.

The other entities in the passage are not analogues. For example, community service activities, a 4.0 grade point average, and taking very difficult classes are not compared to Stella. The argument does not claim that Stella is similar to Becky, Joanne, and Leticia in these respects.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Becky, Joanne, and Leticia.