Executive: Our company is proud

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Stimulus

Executive: Our company is proud of its long history of good relations with its employees. In fact, a recent survey of our retirees proves that we treat our employees fairly, since 95 percent of the respondents reported that the course of their careers with us.

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

The executive's argument is flawed in

Answer choices

Wrong Flaw4% picked this
presents as its sole premise a claim that one would accept as true only if one already accepted
The evidence does not presuppose the truth of the conclusion.
4%
Too Weak1% picked this
relies on evidence that cannot be
When evaluating an argument the evidence is assumed to be true, so it does not weaken an argument if the evidence cannot be verified.
1%
Wrong Flaw4% picked this
equivocates on the word
The word “fairly” does not change meaning over the course of the argument.
4%
Correct90% picked this
bases a generalization on a sample that may not
Why this is right
This points out that the surveyed retirees may not be representative of the company’s employees more generally.
Skill tested: Flaw · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
90%
Out of Scope1% picked this
presumes, without providing justification, that older methods of managing employees are superior
The argument does not compare older and newer methods of managing employees.
1%

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