Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT106 S2 Q2 Explanation

The law firm of Sutherlin, Pérez,

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Stimulus

The law firm of Sutherlin, Pérez, and Associates is one of the most successful law firms whose primary specialization is in criminal defense cases. In fact, the firm has a better than 90 percent acquittal rate in such cases. Dalton is an attorney whose primary cannot be a member of Sutherlin, Pérez, and Associates.

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
2.

The reasoning in the argument is flawed because

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    offers in support of its conclusion pieces of evidence that are

  2. Trap1% picked this

    overlooks the possibility that a person can practice law without being a member of

  3. Correct95% picked this

    concludes that someone is not a member of a group on the grounds that that person does not have a characteristic that

    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. Trap1% picked this

    takes a high rate of success among the members of a group to indicate that the successes are

  5. Trap3% picked this

    states a generalization based on a selection that is not representative of the group about which the generalization

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