Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT122 S1 Q23 Explanation

Perception cannot be a relationship

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TopicsParallel Flaw

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Stimulus

Perception cannot be a relationship between a conscious being and a material object that causes that being to have beliefs about that object. For there are which we have beliefs.

What this question is testing

Parallel Flaw

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
23.

Which one of the following is most closely parallel in its flawed reasoning to the flawed reasoning in

Answer choices

  1. Correct67% picked this

    Art cannot be an artifact created by someone with the express purpose of causing an aesthetic reaction in its audience. For we often have

    Why this is right

    Art can't be a combo of "artifact and aesthetic reaction", because sometimes we see that combo with things that are not art.

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

  2. Bad Premise Match4% picked this

    Liberty cannot be the obligation of other people not to prevent one from doing as one wishes. For no matter what one tries to

    If we start off by saying, "Liberty cannot be an obligation of other people to allow me to do as I wish", then the matching premise would sound like, "because sometimes people are obliged to allow me to do as I wish, but it's not Liberty".

  3. Bad Premise Match19% picked this

    Preparation cannot be action directed toward fulfilling needs and solving problems before they arise. For there are problems so severe that no

    If we start off by saying, "Preparation cannot be actions directed toward fulfilling needs / solving problems before they arise", then the matching premise would sound like, "because sometimes we direct action toward fulfilling needs and solving problems but it's not preparation."

  4. Bad Premise Match5% picked this

    Happiness cannot be the state of mind in which pleasure both qualitatively and quantitatively predominates over pain. For we simply cannot

    If we start off by saying, "Happiness cannot be the state of mind in which pleasure dominates over pain", then the matching premise would sound like, "because sometimes pleasure dominates over pain but we're unhappy".

  5. Bad Premise Match5% picked this

    Physics cannot be the science that investigates the ultimate principles of nature. For human beings are finite, and the ultimate principles cannot

    If we start off by saying, "Physics cannot be the science that investigates the ultimate principles of nature", then the matching premise would sound like, "because sometimes we're investigating the principles of nature, but not doing physics."

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