Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Hard

PT133 S2 Q17 Explanation

Advertiser: There's nothing wrong

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Stimulus

Advertiser: There's nothing wrong with a tool that has ten functions until you need a tool that can perform an eleventh function! The VersaTool can perform more functions than any other tool. If you use the VersaTool, therefore, you you would using any other multiple-function tool.

What this question is testing

Flaw

Your task

Describe the reasoning error the argument actually commits.

Common trap

Answers that name a real logical flaw the argument doesn't actually make.

Winning move

Articulate the gap in the reasoning yourself, then match it to the choice that describes that gap.

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The question
17.

The reasoning in the advertiser's argument is most vulnerable to criticism on the grounds that

Answer choices

  1. Too Weak14% picked this

    include some functions that are infrequently or

    The issue isn't how many infrequently needed functions the VersaTool can accomplish, but rather how many frequently needed functions the VersaTool cannot accomplish.

  2. Out of Scope1% picked this

    include a number of functions that are difficult to perform with

    Whether the functions are difficult to perform is not relevant to the argument.

  3. Out of Scope6% picked this

    cost more than the combined cost of two other multiple-function tools that together perform more

    The cost of the VersaTool is not relevant to the argument.

  4. Correct68% picked this

    be able to perform fewer often-needed functions than some other

    Why this is right

    This points to a weakness in the argument, since a tool that does not include frequently needed functions would increase the likelihood that the user would need additional tools.

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

  5. Out of Scope11% picked this

    not be able to perform individual functions as well as

    A comparison to single-function tools is not relevant to the argument.

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