Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT10 S1 Q13 Explanation

Editorial: In rejecting the plan proposed

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Stimulus

Editorial: In rejecting the plan proposed by parliament to reform the electoral process, the president clearly acted in the best interests of the nation. Anyone who thinks otherwise should remember that the president made this decision knowing it would be met with fierce opposition at home and widespread well-being above narrow partisan interests will applaud this courageous action.

What this question is testing

Flaw

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.

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The question
13.

The reasoning in the editorial is in

Answer choices

  1. Trap8% picked this

    it confuses a quality that is merely desirable in a political leader with a quality that is essential

  2. Correct56% picked this

    it fails to distinguish between evidence concerning the courage required to make a certain decision and evidence concerning the

    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.

  3. Trap9% picked this

    it ignores the likelihood that many citizens have no narrow partisan interest in the proposed

  4. Trap7% picked this

    it overlooks the possibility that there was strong opposition to the parliament’s plan among members of

  5. Trap20% picked this

    it depends on the unwarranted assumption that any plan proposed by a parliament will necessarily serve

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