Logical Reasoning

PT1 · S3 · Q8 The common procedure for determining

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The common procedure for determining whether a food additive should be banned from use is to compare its health-related benefits with its potential risks.

Your task

Describe the reasoning error the argument actually commits.

Common trap

Answers that name a real logical flaw the argument doesn't actually make.

Winning move

Articulate the gap in the reasoning yourself, then match it to the choice that describes that gap.

8.

A flaw in the argument is that the author

  1. implies that the dye entails

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. Correct

    treats enjoyment of a beverage

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

    Skill tested: Flaw · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    93% picked this

  3. ignores the possibility that some

    Trap

    3% picked this

  4. bases the argument on an

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. presumes that most consumers heed

    Trap

    0% picked this

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