Logical Reasoning

PT104 · S4 · Q10 Unplugging a peripheral component

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Unplugging a peripheral component such as a “mouse” from a personal computer renders all of the software programs that require that component unusable on that computer.

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.

10.

The argument is most vulnerable to which one of the following criticisms?

  1. It contains a shift in

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. Correct

    It treats an event that

    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.

    93% picked this

  3. It introduces information unrelated to

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. It attempts to support its

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. It overlooks the possibility that

    Trap

    3% picked this

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