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Answer choices

1. A

   Bad Premise Match23% picked this

   This recipe will turn out only if one follows it exactly and uses high-quality ingredients. Arthur followed the recipe exactly and it turned out.

   No need to read past the first sentence. It gives us a conditional that says: "Recipe turns out → Exactly Followed and Good Ingredients" But we needed the "and" on the left side.

   23%
2. B

   Bad Conclusion Match4% picked this

   If a computer has the fastest microprocessor and the most memory available, it will meet Aletha's needs this year. This computer met Aletha's needs

   This gives us a conditional premise with an "and" in the trigger. And it gives us the consequence as a factual premise. But it puts both trigger facts into the conclusion. One of them was supposed to be a premise.

   4%
3. C

   Correct68% picked this

   If cacti are kept in the shade and watered more than twice weekly, they will die. This cactus was kept in the shade, and

   Why this is right

   Kept in Shade and Watered 2 Much → Die Kept in Shade. Died. Thus, must have been Watered 2 Much.

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

   68%
4. D

   Trap2% picked this

   A house will suffer from dry rot and poor drainage only if it is built near a high water table. This house suffers from

   Bad Premise/Conclusion Match Not a Flaw This gives us a conditional with 2 things in the trigger. Then it gives us both trigger ideas as facts. Then it concludes the consequence. So it's just valid logic.

   2%
5. E

   Trap3% picked this

   If one wears a suit that has double vents and narrow lapels, one will be fashionably dressed. The suit that Joseph wore to dinner

   Bad Premise/Conclusion Match Not a Flaw This gives us a conditional with 2 things in the trigger. Then it gives us both trigger ideas as facts. Then it concludes the consequence. So it's just valid logic, exactly like choice (D).

   3%