Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT11 S2 Q9 Explanation

Any announcement authorized by the head

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Stimulus

Any announcement authorized by the head of the department is important. However, announcements are sometimes issued, without authorization, by people other than the head of the department, so out not to be important.

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
9.

The reasoning is flawed because the

Answer choices

  1. Trap0% picked this

    does not specify exactly which communications are to be classified

  2. Trap7% picked this

    overlooks the possibility that people other than the head of the department have the authority

  3. Trap1% picked this

    leaves open the possibility that the head of the department never, in fact,

  4. Correct88% picked this

    assumes without warrant that just because satisfying a given condition is enough to ensure an announcement’s importance, satisfying that condition

    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.

  5. Trap4% picked this

    fails to distinguish between the importance of the position someone holds and the importance of what that person may actually be

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