Logical Reasoning

PT102 · S4 · Q4 Columnist: The country is presently

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Columnist: The country is presently debating legislation that, if passed, would force manufacturers to increase the number of paid vacation days for employees, to pay higher overtime wages, and to pay all day-care expenses for children of each employee.

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.

4.

The columnist's argument is flawed because it

  1. attacks legislation by calling into

    Trap

    8% picked this

  2. Correct

    assails legislation on the basis

    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.

    90% picked this

  3. attempts to discredit legislation by

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. presupposes that legislation is bad

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. rejects legislation on the grounds

    Trap

    1% picked this

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