The enthusiastic acceptance of ascetic

Answer choices

1. A

   Not a Flaw2% picked this

   employs the imprecise term

   Answers that are asking for specific measurements or precise definitions are always wrong. Ascetic has a specific enough meaning; the fact that most of us don't know it doesn't make it imprecise.

   2%
2. B

   Correct80% picked this

   generalizes from a sample that is likely to

   Why this is right

   People that live cloistered lives in religious sanctuaries aren't exactly Joe Average, so using something we know about monastic folk (i.e. "They prayed eight times a day, and went to church seven days a week") wouldn't be something you'd automatically assume is true of most of their society.

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

   80%
3. C

   Not Inappropriate13% picked this

   applies contemporary standards inappropriately to medieval

   The author's conclusion is comparing contemporary standards of money-lust vs. those of medieval societies. There's nothing wrong or inappropriate with making that comparison. The flaw was in thinking that we know what the money-lust standards of medieval standards are by applying the standards of medieval monks.

   13%
4. D

   No Opinions2% picked this

   inserts personal opinions into what purports to be a

   There are no personal opinions expressed. We are trying to factually assess which society was more concerned with financial gain. The only evidence isn't an opinion, it's the testimony of medieval monks.

   2%
5. E

   No Contradiction3% picked this

   advances premises that are

   This answer describes the famous flaw Internal Contradiction, which is almost always wrong. There's also only one premise, so it's impossible for there to be contradictory premises here.

   3%