Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT115 S2 Q14 Explanation

Activist: Although the environmental bill

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Stimulus

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. Great leaders have the courage to look beyond popularity to the same by not voting for this bill.

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
14.

The activist’s argumentation is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds

Answer choices

  1. Trap4% picked this

    presumes, without providing justification, that most of the legislators are

  2. Trap2% picked this

    presumes, without providing justification, that a bill is less likely to pass if it is deemed to

  3. Correct84% picked this

    fails to consider whether there are noneconomic reasons for supporting the bill that outweigh the reason

    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.

  4. Trap2% picked this

    fails to specify whether legislators usually consider economic consequences when a bill is

  5. Trap7% picked this

    takes for granted that if a bill is popular, it will not

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