Several excellent candidates have

Answer choices

1. A

   Out of Scope: flattery3% picked this

   uses flattery to win over those who hold an

   There aren't any opponents in this conversation, and the author isn't trying to flatter them. He says something flattering about Jones, but she doesn't hold an opposing position. This sounds kind of like an Inappropriate Appeal to Emotion.

   3%
2. B

   Wrong Flaw2% picked this

   refutes a distorted version of an

   This answer describes a Straw Man flaw, in which you misrepresent your opponent's position. There's no opponent here that our author is rebutting, so there's no way this could match the argument.

   2%
3. C

   Correct80% picked this

   seeks to distinguish one member of a group on the basis of something that

   Why this is right

   The argument seeks to distinguish Jones on the basis of her having a unique set of qualifications. Wouldn't each candidate have a unique set of qualifications? It's sort of like my example before -- just because my facial features are unique doesn't make them the best facial features. Everyone's set of facial features are unique.

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

   80%
4. D

   Wrong Flaw11% picked this

   supports a universal claim on the basis of a

   This refers to a Sampling Flaw, in which the conclusion assumes that something that's true for a smaller group of people is also true for a larger group of people. The conclusion of this argument is that "Jones is the best qualified", which is definitely a specific claim, not a universal claim. Universal claims offer a truth that applies to every item in a category.

   11%
5. E

   Wrong Flaw5% picked this

   describes an individual in terms that appropriately refer only to the group

   This isn't quite a Whole to Part description, but it has that general feel that "we knew something about a group and illicitly tried to apply it to an individual". We describe Jones as having a unique set of qualifications. Does "unique set of qualifications" only appropriately refer to a group? Of course not. You could say that an individual is uniquely qualified for a job. You could also say that a pool of applicants is uniquely qualified for a job. If anything, it's harder to apply that description to the group.

   5%