Logical Reasoning

PT10 · S1 · Q8 Of 2,500 people who survived

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Of 2,500 people who survived a first heart attack, those who did not smoke had their first heart attack at a median age of 62.

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.

The conclusion is incorrectly drawn from the information given because this information does not include

  1. the relative severity of heart

    Trap

    8% picked this

  2. the nature of the different

    Trap

    2% picked this

  3. how many of the 2,500

    Trap

    4% picked this

  4. the earliest age at which

    Trap

    24% picked this

  5. Correct

    data on people who did

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

    63% picked this

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