Logical Reasoning

PT117 · S4 · Q9 Manager: When Sullivan was passed

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Manager: When Sullivan was passed over for promotion, people said that the deciding factor was his being much older than the competition.

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.

9.

The manager's argument is most vulnerable to criticism because it fails to consider the possibility that

  1. Sullivan was well qualified for

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. age is only one of

    Trap

    10% picked this

  3. people often associate age with

    Trap

    2% picked this

  4. Correct

    the people older than Sullivan

    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.

    87% picked this

  5. Sullivan’s employer tries to keep

    Trap

    0% picked this

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