Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT114 S4 Q8 Explanation

Politician: My opponent says our zoning

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Stimulus

Politician: My opponent says our zoning laws too strongly promote suburban single-family dwellings and should be changed to encourage other forms of housing like apartment buildings. Yet he lives in a house in the country. which should therefore not be taken seriously.

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 politician’s reasoning is most vulnerable to criticism on the

Answer choices

  1. Trap3% picked this

    its characterization of the opponent’s lifestyle reveals the politician’s own prejudice against

  2. Trap0% picked this

    it neglects the fact that apartment buildings can be built in the suburbs just as easily as in

  3. Trap0% picked this

    it fails to mention the politician’s own

  4. Correct95% picked this

    its discussion of the opponent’s lifestyle is irrelevant to the merits of

    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. Trap2% picked this

    it ignores the possibility that the opponent may have previously lived in

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