Logical Reasoning

PT10 · S4 · Q21 The proper way to plan

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The proper way to plan a scientific project is first to decide its goal and then to plan the best way to accomplish that goal.

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.

21.

The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument

  1. attacks the proponents of a

    Trap

    3% picked this

  2. presupposes what it sets out

    Trap

    8% picked this

  3. faults planners for not foreseeing

    Trap

    12% picked this

  4. contains statements that lead to

    Trap

    18% picked this

  5. Correct

    concludes that a shortcoming is

    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.

    60% picked this

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