5 exercises — practise extending reasoning to a parallel case with "by the same token".
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Which sentence correctly uses "by the same token" to extend a piece of reasoning to a parallel case?
"...reach production; by the same token, we shouldn't let unreviewed infrastructure changes..." correctly uses the standard fixed phrase "by the same token". Options B and C scramble the internal word order. Option D wrongly substitutes "that" for "the".
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Which sentence correctly uses "by the same token" to apply the logic behind one policy to a related policy?
"...never be committed to the repository; by the same token, they should never appear in build logs..." is the only grammatical option, preserving the fixed word order. Options B, C, and D each scramble the four-word phrase.
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Which sentence correctly distinguishes "by the same token" (applying the same reasoning to a new, parallel case) from "conversely" (drawing the opposite conclusion)?
"...catches more bugs at compile time; by the same token, stricter linting rules catch more bugs... Conversely, overly strict rules..." correctly uses "by the same token" for the parallel positive point and "conversely" for the opposite downside. Options B, C, and D swap or merge the two connectors incoherently.
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Which sentence correctly uses "by the same token" to extend a code-review standard to a documentation standard?
"...needs at least one approval before merging; by the same token, every design document should get at least one review..." correctly uses the standard fixed phrase. Option C wrongly pluralizes "token". Options B and D scramble the word order.
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Which sentence correctly uses "by the same token" to apply reasoning about monitoring to a related area of alerting?
"...detect regressions early; by the same token, we should also alert on the absence of expected metrics..." correctly preserves all four words of the fixed phrase in order. Options B and C scramble the word order, and Option D drops the required word "same".