Logical Reasoning

PT11 · S2 · Q15 A standard problem for computer security

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A standard problem for computer security is that passwords that have to be typed on a computer keyboard are comparatively easy for unauthorized users to steal or guess.

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.

15.

The reasoning above is flawed because it

  1. makes a faulty comparison, in

    Trap

    13% picked this

  2. bases a general conclusion on

    Trap

    21% picked this

  3. fails to recognize that a

    Trap

    1% picked this

  4. Correct

    ignores the possibility that the

    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.

    61% picked this

  5. states its conclusion in a

    Trap

    4% picked this

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