Political candidates’ speeches are loaded

Answer choices

1. A

   Negation7% picked this

   The argument presumes, without providing justification, that if a person’s promise is not selfishly motivated then

   This negates the assumption of the argument that if a person's promise is selfishly motivated then that promise is unreliable.

   7%
2. B

   Too Strong14% picked this

   The argument presumes, without providing justification, that promises made for selfish reasons

   The argument does not go so far as to say that such promises are never kept, but rather says that they are unreliable.

   14%
3. C

   Wrong Flaw3% picked this

   The argument confuses the effect of an action with

   This correctly describes a flaw that is not contained in the argument. This describes a causal reasoning error.

   3%
4. D

   Correct70% picked this

   The argument overlooks the fact that a promise need not be unreliable just because the person who made it had an

   Why this is right

   This correctly describes the difference between a questionable source and an unreliable claim.

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

   70%
5. E

   Wrong Conclusion5% picked this

   The argument overlooks the fact that a candidate who makes promises for selfish reasons may nonetheless be worthy of the office for

   Whether or not a politician is worthy of the office for which he or she is running is not relevant to the argument

   5%