Logical Reasoning

PT12 · S1 · Q20 The new perfume Aurora smells

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The new perfume Aurora smells worse to Joan than any comparably priced perfume, and none of her friends likes the smell of Aurora as much as the smell of other perfumes.

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.

20.

The reasoning is flawed because it

  1. calls into question the truthfulness

    Trap

    1% picked this

  2. ignores the well-known fact that

    Trap

    10% picked this

  3. fails to establish that there

    Trap

    3% picked this

  4. Correct

    makes an illegitimate appeal to

    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.

    85% picked this

  5. misrepresents the position against which

    Trap

    1% picked this

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