Logical Reasoning

PT127 · S2 · Q5 Chinh: Television producers should not

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Chinh: Television producers should not pay attention to the preferences of the viewing public when making creative decisions.

Evidence

But television is expressly for the viewing public.

Just as a company would be foolhardy not to consider consumers’ tastes when developing products, the TV producer must consider viewers‘ preferences.

Main Conclusion

So a producer is more like a CEO than like an artist.

Evaluate

Lana attacks Chinh’s comparison of television producers to great painters and argues instead that television producers are more like company CEOs. This suggests that the analogy made by Chinh is faulty.

5.

According to Lana, Chinh's argument is flawed in that it

  1. is circular

    Wrong Flaw

    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.

    1% picked this

  2. relies on a sample of

    Wrong Flaw

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

    2% picked this

  3. infers from the effect produced

    Wrong Flaw

    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.

    3% picked this

  4. fails to consider the possibility

    Out of Scope

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

    4% picked this

  5. Correct

    offers a faulty analogy

    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.

    90% picked this

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