Logical Reasoning

PT109 · S3 · Q5 The radiation absorbed by someone

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The radiation absorbed by someone during an ordinary commercial airline flight is no more dangerous than that received during an ordinary dental X-ray.

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.

5.

A flaw in the argument is its failure to consider that

  1. there may be many forms

    Trap

    9% picked this

  2. receiving a dental X-ray may

    Trap

    7% picked this

  3. exposure to X-rays of higher

    Trap

    2% picked this

  4. Correct

    the longer and the more

    Why this is right

    Answer D is correct.

    Skill tested: Flaw · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    80% picked this

  5. flying at high altitude involves

    Trap

    3% picked this

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