Matching Patterns of Reasoning

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How to do tackle these problems?

Get a solid intuitive grasp of the logical structure of the reference argument:

What is the conclusion and how do the premises fit together to support the conclusion?


Some tips
1. Similarity or dissimilarity in subject matter does not matter
2. Background material that is not a premise or conclusion does not matter
3. Order of the premises or conclusion does not matter

An example
Conclusion: Ash is unlikely to ever collect a stone not from Tanzania.
Premise 1: She only collects Tanzanite stones.
Premise 2: All known deposits of Tanzanite are in Tanzania.

Prediction
Conclusion: It is UNLIKELY (not definitely will not happen)

Conclusion: The owls will probably never eat an animal that lives outside the lagoon.
Premise 1: The diet of all the owls on Scrag Island consists entirely of frogs on the island.
Premise 2: The only frogs yet discovered on Scrag Island live in the lagoon.