Logical Reasoning

PT103 · S1 · Q5 Attorneys for a criminal defendant

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Attorneys for a criminal defendant charged that the government, in a coverup, had destroyed evidence that would have supported the defendant in a case.

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.

5.

Which one of the following is the most accurate evaluation of the government’ s reply?

  1. Correct

    It leaves open the question

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

    80% picked this

  2. It establishes that the attorneys’

    Trap

    2% picked this

  3. It shows that the attorneys

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. It demonstrates the government’s failure

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. If true, it effectively disproves

    Trap

    16% picked this

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