Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT103 S2 Q4 Explanation

Politician P: My opponent claims

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Stimulus

Politician P: My opponent claims that the government is obligated to raise taxes to increase funding for schools and health care. Because raising taxes to increase funding for schools and health care would make buying power, my opponent is simply mistaken.

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.

Politician P’s reasoning is questionable because

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    presupposing that a claim is mistaken on the grounds that the person defending it advocates

  2. Trap1% picked this

    assuming that a claim is false on the grounds that the person defending it is

  3. Correct88% picked this

    concluding that a view is false on the grounds that its implementation would

    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.

  4. Trap7% picked this

    appealing to wholly irrelevant issues to deflect attention away from the

  5. Trap1% picked this

    insisting that an obligation exists without offering any evidence that

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