Logical Reasoning

PT125 · S4 · Q16 Max: Although doing so

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Max: Although doing so would be very costly, humans already possess the technology to build colonies on the Moon.

Premises

Although doing so would be very costly, humans already possess the technology to build colonies on the Moon.

As the human population increases and the amount of unoccupied space available for constructing housing on Earth diminishes, there will be a growing economic incentive to construct such colonies to house some of the population.

Conclusion

Thus, such colonies will almost certainly be built and severe overcrowding on Earth relieved.

Evaluate

That there will be a growing economic incentive to construct such colonies to house some of the population does not imply that the incentive will be sufficient to make construction of such colonies actually happen.

16.

Max's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on which one of the following grounds?

  1. Correct

    It takes for granted that

    Why this is right

    This points out the difference between having an incentive to construct colonies on the Moon and having an incentive strong enough to make someone actually do so.

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

    62% picked this

  2. It takes for granted that

    Too Strong

    The argument takes for granted that the construction of colonies on the Moon will relieve severe overcrowding on Earth, however it does not assume that it is the only way to relieve severe overcrowding on Earth.

    28% picked this

  3. It overlooks the possibility that

    Too Weak

    That colonies will be constructed on the Moon regardless of the economic incentive to construct such colonies does not undermine the conclusion that such colonies will be built.

    3% picked this

  4. It overlooks the possibility that

    Out of Scope

    If colonies on the Moon were to become overcrowded, that would not undermine the conclusion that such colonies would be constructed.

    4% picked this

  5. It takes for granted that

    Reversal

    This reverses the relationship assumed in the argument that if Earth were to be seriously overcrowded, there would be people who would prefer to live on the Moon.

    2% picked this

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