Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT114 S1 Q8 Explanation

Pundit: The only airline providing

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Stimulus

Pundit: The only airline providing service for our town announced that because the service is unprofitable it will discontinue this service next year. Town officials have urged the community to use the airline’s service more frequently so that the airline will change its decision. There is no reason to comply same officials drove to an out-of-town conference instead of flying.

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
8.

The pundit’s reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it presumes, without

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    increasing the number of tickets sold without increasing ticket prices will be sufficient to make continued

  2. Trap1% picked this

    suspending service and losing money by continuing service are the airline’s

  3. Trap1% picked this

    the town officials paid for their trip with taxpayers’ money rather than

  4. Trap2% picked this

    ground transportation is usually no less expensive than

  5. Correct95% picked this

    if the town officials did not follow their own advice then that advice is

    Why this is right

    Answer E is correct.

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

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