Logical Reasoning

PT127 · S3 · Q18 Fund-raiser: A charitable organization

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Fund-raiser: A charitable organization rarely gives its donors the right to vote on its policies.

Evidence

A charitable organization rarely gives its donors the right to vote on its policies.

The inability to directly influence RV –causes→ EC [vote] how charities spend contributions makes potential donors feel less of an emotional connection to the charity.

Conclusion

Thus, most charities could RV –causes→ RM probably increase the amount of money they raise through donations by giving donors the right to vote.

Evaluate

The argument assumes that the EC –causes→ RM emotional connection a donor feels to a charity can influence how much money that charity will raise.

18.

Which one of the following is an assumption that the fund-raiser's argument depends on?

  1. The most effective way for

    Too Strong

    The argument does assume voting gives potential donors the ability to directly influence what that charity does. But it does not assume that voting is the most effective way to do so.

    3% picked this

  2. Most charities that have increased

    Reversal

    This reverses the causal RM -most→ EC relationship assumed by the argument.

    9% picked this

  3. Every charity that has given

    Supports a Premise

    This supports the second premise in the argument.

    4% picked this

  4. Most potential donors to a

    Too Strong

    While this supports the conclusion directly, it is stronger than what the argument necessarily assumes to be true. The argument would still hold if it were merely some potential donors to a charity are unwilling to give that charity any money if there is no possible way for them to have any influence on that charity’s policies.

    3% picked this

  5. Correct

    The emotional connection potential donors

    Why this is right

    This bridges the gap in the EC -causes→ RM causal chain between the emotional connection felt by a donor and the amount of money the charity can raise.

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

    81% picked this

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