Logical Reasoning

PT114 · S1 · Q23 Activist: Food producers irradiate food

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Activist: Food producers irradiate food in order to prolong its shelf life.

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.

23.

The reasoning in the activist's argument is flawed because that argument

  1. Correct

    treats a failure to prove

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

    72% picked this

  2. treats methodological flaws in past

    Trap

    11% picked this

  3. fails to consider the possibility

    Trap

    7% picked this

  4. fails to consider the possibility

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. fails to establish that the

    Trap

    8% picked this

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