Logical Reasoning

PT124 · S1 · Q18 Salesperson: When a salesperson

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Salesperson: When a salesperson is successful, it is certain that that person has been in sales for at least three years.

Evidence

To succeed as a salesperson, one SS → SCB must first establish a strong client base.

Anyone who spends at least three 3 + Y → CL years developing a client base can eventually make a comfortable living in sales.

Conclusion

When a salesperson is successful, SS → 3 + Y it is certain that that person has been in sales for at least three years.

Evaluate

This argument assumes to have a SCB → 3 + Y strong client base one must spend at least three years developing that client base.

18.

The reasoning in the salesperson's argument is vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it fails to consider the possibility that

  1. salespeople who have spent three

    Reversed Logic

    This answer attacks the reversal of the conclusion.

    23% picked this

  2. Correct

    some salespeople require fewer than

    Why this is right

    This attacks the assumption of the argument.

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

    67% picked this

  3. a salesperson who has not

    Strengthens

    This supports the conclusion of the argument.

    3% picked this

  4. it takes longer than three

    Strengthens

    This supports the assumption of the argument.

    6% picked this

  5. few salespeople can afford to

    Out of Scope

    How often salespeople actually spend three years building a strong client base is not relevant to whether it’s necessary to be successful as a salesperson.

    1% picked this

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