Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT13 S4 Q16 Explanation

From the observation that each member

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TopicsPrinciple-Conform

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Stimulus

From the observation that each member of a group could possess a characteristic, it is fallacious to conclude immediately that it is possible for all the group’s members to possess the characteristic. An example in which the fallacy is obvious: arguing that because each of the players entering a is therefore a possibility that all will win the tournament.

What this question is testing

Principle-Conform

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
16.

Which one of the following commits the fallacy

Answer choices

  1. Trap1% picked this

    You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool

  2. Trap1% picked this

    Each of the candidates for mayor appears at first glance to possess the necessary qualifications. It would therefore be a mistake to rule out

  3. Correct88% picked this

    Each of the many nominees could be appointed to any one of the three openings on the committee. Therefore it is possible for all

    Why this is right

    Answer C is correct.

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

  4. Trap7% picked this

    If a fair coin is tossed five times, then on each toss the chance of heads being the result is half. Therefore the chance

  5. Trap3% picked this

    It is estimated that ten million planets capable of supporting life exist in our galaxy. Thus to rule out the possibility of life on

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