Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT122 S2 Q5 Explanation

Letter to the editor: Middle-class

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Stimulus

Letter to the editor: Middle-class families in wealthy nations are often criticized for the ecological damage resulting from their lifestyles. This criticism should not be taken too seriously, however, since its source is often a movie star or celebrity whose own lifestyle and deplete our resources in a short time.

What this question is testing

Flaw

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.

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The question
5.

The reasoning in the letter to the editor is vulnerable to criticism

Answer choices

  1. Correct79% picked this

    criticizes a characteristic of the people giving an argument rather than criticizing

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap4% picked this

    takes failure to act consistently with a belief as an indication of the sincerity with which

  3. Trap8% picked this

    presumes that a viewpoint must be unreasonable to accept simply because some of the grounds advanced to support it

  4. Trap4% picked this

    fails to recognize that evidence advanced in support of a conclusion actually

  5. Trap5% picked this

    generalizes about the behavior of all people on the basis of the behavior

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