Logical Reasoning

PT127 · S3 · Q17 Of all the Arabic epic poems

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Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times, only Sirat Bani Hilal is still publicly performed.

Evidence

Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times, only Sirat Bani Hilal is still publicly performed.

Furthermore, while most other epics were only recited, Sirat Bani Hilal has usually been sung.

Conclusion

The musical character, therefore, is the main reason for its longevity.

Evaluate

The argument establishes a correlation a play still being performed publicly and being sung. But to assert that the relationship is causal goes too far.

17.

The argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that it

  1. relies on evidence that is

    Unsupported

    There’s no reason to believe that the evidence is impossible to corroborate.

    4% picked this

  2. relies on a source of

    Unsupported

    The argument does not reveal a source of evidence.

    1% picked this

  3. Correct

    takes for granted that a

    Why this is right

    This correctly describes the flawed relationship between the evidence and the conclusion.

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

    81% picked this

  4. takes what may be mere

    Wrong Flaw

    The argument’s evidence is not that most people believe the reason for its longevity is the musical character of the performance. This describes an argument with a conclusion that asserts as fact a claim that is asserted in the evidence to be something most people believe to be true.

    5% picked this

  5. takes a sufficient condition to

    Wrong Flaw

    The reasoning in the argument is causal, while the reasoning in this answer is conditional.

    8% picked this

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