Logical Reasoning

PT103 · S2 · Q4 Politician P: My opponent claims

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Politician P: My opponent claims that the government is obligated to raise taxes to increase funding for schools and health care.

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.

Politician P's reasoning is questionable because it involves

  1. presupposing that a claim is

    Trap

    3% picked this

  2. assuming that a claim is

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. Correct

    concluding that a view is

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

    89% picked this

  4. appealing to wholly irrelevant issues

    Trap

    7% picked this

  5. insisting that an obligation exists

    Trap

    1% picked this

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