Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT102 S4 Q4 Explanation

Columnist: The country is presently

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Stimulus

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. This legislation is being supported by members of groups that have resorted to tax-evasion charges. We must defeat this legislation and what it stands for.

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
4.

The columnist’s argument is flawed because

Answer choices

  1. Trap8% picked this

    attacks legislation by calling into question the integrity of the originators

  2. Correct89% picked this

    assails legislation on the basis of the questionable character of supporters

    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. Trap1% picked this

    attempts to discredit legislation by appealing to public sentiment for those who would

  4. Trap1% picked this

    presupposes that legislation is bad legislation whenever it has only a small number of supporters outside the

  5. Trap1% picked this

    rejects legislation on the grounds that its supporters act inconsistently in seeking to place burdens on manufacturers upon whose

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