Logical Reasoning

PT115 · S2 · Q14 Activist: Although the environmental bill

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Activist: Although the environmental bill before the legislature is popular with voters, it will have mainly negative economic consequences if it is passed, especially when we try to lure new businesses to our country.

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.

14.

The activist's argumentation is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it

  1. presumes, without providing justification, that

    Trap

    5% picked this

  2. presumes, without providing justification, that

    Trap

    2% picked this

  3. Correct

    fails to consider whether there

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

    83% picked this

  4. fails to specify whether legislators

    Trap

    2% picked this

  5. takes for granted that if

    Trap

    7% picked this

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