Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT108 S2 Q12 Explanation

Undoubtedly, one's freedom is always

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Stimulus

Undoubtedly, one's freedom is always worth the risk of losing one's life. Consider a person who is locked in a bare cement room with no hope of escape. This and has nothing to lose.

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
12.

A flaw in the argument's reasoning is that

Answer choices

  1. Trap8% picked this

    presumes, without providing justification, that nothing can have greater value than

  2. Trap5% picked this

    fails to consider that it is not always possible to rebel physically against an encroachment

  3. Correct84% picked this

    generalizes inappropriately from a single extreme case to a

    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. Trap0% picked this

    fails to establish that the freedom of others is worth taking

  5. Trap3% picked this

    overlooks the possibility that some people do not have the courage to take

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