Logical Reasoning

PT122 · S1 · Q20 The people most likely to

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The people most likely to watch a televised debate between political candidates are the most committed members of the electorate and thus the most likely to have already made up their minds about whom to support.

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 in the argument is most vulnerable to criticism because the argument fails to consider the possibility that

  1. watching an exciting debate makes

    Trap

    4% picked this

  2. Correct

    the voting behavior of people

    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.

    71% picked this

  3. there are differences of opinion

    Trap

    3% picked this

  4. people’s voting behavior may be

    Trap

    20% picked this

  5. people who are committed to

    Trap

    3% picked this

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