Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT108 S2 Q18 Explanation

Sid: The sign says

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Stimulus

Sid: The sign says "Keep off

Micki: I know, but just one person walking across the grass it.

Sid: Your statement is false. If everyone believed as you do, everyone would walk across the grass would die.

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
18.

Sid's argument is questionable in that

Answer choices

  1. Trap13% picked this

    attempts to use a statement about the consequences of actions to disprove a statement about

  2. Correct81% picked this

    treats a statement about the consequences of an action as though it were instead about the consequences of

    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.

  3. Trap4% picked this

    contradicts itself by treating a statement that the arguer does not believe as though it were a

  4. Trap1% picked this

    discounts the fact that there may be circumstances under which hurting the

  5. Trap1% picked this

    attempts to undermine a statement by calling into question the character of the person

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