Logical Reasoning

PT106 · S2 · Q2 The law firm of Sutherlin, Pérez

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The law firm of Sutherlin, Pérez, and Associates is one of the most successful law firms whose primary specialization is in criminal defense cases.

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.

2.

The reasoning in the argument is flawed because the argument

  1. offers in support of its

    Trap

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  2. overlooks the possibility that a

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  3. Correct

    concludes that someone is not

    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.

    95% picked this

  4. takes a high rate of

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  5. states a generalization based on

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