Logical Reasoning

PT12 · S4 · Q19 Jane: According to an article in this newsmagazine

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Jane: According to an article in this newsmagazine, children’s hand-eye coordination suffers when they spend a great amount of time watching television.

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.

19.

Alan’s argument against Jane’s conclusion makes which one of the following errors in reasoning?

  1. It relies on the same

    Trap

    2% picked this

  2. Correct

    It confuses undermining an argument

    Why this is right

    Answer B is correct.

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

    73% picked this

  3. It does not address the

    Trap

    14% picked this

  4. It makes an irrelevant appeal

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. It fails to distinguish the

    Trap

    9% picked this

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