Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT127 S2 Q5 Explanation

Chinh: Television producers should not

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Stimulus

Chinh: Television producers should not pay attention to the preferences of the viewing public when making creative decisions. Great painters do not public wants to see.

Lana: But television is expressly for the viewing public. So a producer is more like a CEO than like an artist. Just as a company would be foolhardy not to consider TV producer must consider viewers' preferences.

What this question is testing

Method

Your task

Describe how the argument proceeds — the technique it uses to reach its conclusion.

Common trap

Answers that describe a method the argument doesn't actually use.

Winning move

Track the role each statement plays, then match that to the choice describing the same moves.

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The question
5.

According to Lana, Chinh's argument is flawed in

Answer choices

  1. Wrong Flaw1% picked this

    is

    This correctly describes a flaw, but not one addressed by Lana. The conclusion of Chinh’s argument does not simply paraphrase a premise in the argument.

  2. Wrong Flaw2% picked this

    relies on a sample of consumers that is unrepresentative of consumers

    This correctly describes a flaw, but not one addressed by Lana. Chinh does not rely on a sample of consumers.

  3. Wrong Flaw3% picked this

    infers from the effect produced by an action that the action is intended to

    This correctly describes a flaw, but not one addressed by Lana. Neither Chinh nor Lana address the difference between what happened and what was intended to happen.

  4. Out of Scope4% picked this

    fails to consider the possibility that painters may in fact try to please

    Lana does not address whether painters try to please the museum-going public.

  5. Correct91% picked this

    offers a faulty

    Why this is right

    Lana argues that a television producer is more like a CEO than a great painter.

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

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