Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT134 S1 Q5 Explanation

Kennel club members who frequently

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Stimulus

Kennel club members who frequently discipline their dogs report a higher incidence of misbehavior than do members who rarely or never discipline their dogs. We can conclude from this that discipline the contrary, it encourages misbehavior.

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
5.

The argument is flawed in that it fails to consider the

Answer choices

  1. Correct91% picked this

    dogs' misbehavior is the cause of, rather than the result of,

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

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

  2. Trap3% picked this

    dogs learn from past experience how their owners are likely to

  3. Trap1% picked this

    discipline does not cause misbehavior on the part of animals other

  4. Trap1% picked this

    kennel club members tend to be more skilled at raising dogs than are

  5. Trap5% picked this

    kennel club members are more likely to use discipline than are

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